SLAPP laws could be changed to prevent muzzling lawsuits
By Hicbd
Wed Mar 3 2021 9:57 am
"'Pretty much everyone from judges to legal scholars agree that Slapp suits are a scourge,' Oliver continued, which is why 30 states have some sort of anti-Slapp legislation, usually requiring plaintiffs to sufficiently justify their claims early in the process. But that means 20 states do not have such laws – including West Virginia, where Murray filed his suit against Oliver despite neither of them living in the state."
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