SLAPP has a bite
By John B. Kincaid
Civil Practice and Procedure,
November 2010
In a flurry of appellate activity, Illinois now has four interpretations of the Citizen’s Participation Act--the first published appellate decisions interpreting the legislative purpose of the SLAPP statute passed by the Illinois Legislature in 2007.
SLAPPed with attorney fees: Awards pursuant to the Illinois Anti-SLAPP Act
By Hon. James Fitzgerald Smith & Julia Illman Maness
Civil Practice and Procedure,
November 2010
Until the scope of the Anti-SLAPP Act is narrowed through legislation or judicial interpretation, this article's authors advise any attorney who is on notice that his or her actions may fall under the SLAPP matrix to proceed with caution.
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