Intercon Solutions, Inc. v. Basil Action Network

Dist. Ct. did not err in denying defendant’s motion to dismiss instant defamation action, where said motion was based on State of Washington’s anti-SLAPP statute that would provide both immunity to defendant and opportunity for early disposition in instant claim, where subject matter of alleged defamatory statements concerned matters of public concern, and where defendant’s alleged defamatory comments pertained to defendant’s conclusion that plaintiff’s disposal of hazardous waste violated Illinois policy. Defendant could not rely on instant Washington anti-SLAPP statute to support dismissal of lawsuit, where Washington Supreme Court had subsequently found said statute to be unconstitutional.