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In a recent 2nd District Court of Appeal case, the Court held that contractual arbitration proceeding is not protected activity under the anti-SLAP Statute (Code of Civil Procedure 425.16). In Zhang v. Jenevein 2019 DJDAR 604, the Court held that even though arbitration awards are subject to judicial confirmation, contractual arbitration is not an “official proceeding” and therefore, […]

The California Supreme Court just set forth clear rules as to what a Court can consider when ruling on an anti-SLAPP motion. In Sweetwater Union School District v. Gilbane Building Co. (Cal. 2016) 202 Cal.Rptr.3d 711 [371 P.3d 223], the Court held that “In determining a plaintiff’s probability of success the (trial ) court may consider statements