Legal Opinion
Yaroslav Lozovyy v. Richard Kurtz
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 29, 2015No. 15-30086PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORTUNATO P. BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the application of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 971, the state’s “anti-SLAPP” statute, which provides a procedural mechanism for dismissing certain defamation claims early in litigation unless the plaintiff can establish a “probability of success.” Plaintiff-Appellant Yaroslav Lozovyy sued Richard Kurtz and Thomas Klei for allegedly stating during a conference call that he destroyed and/or stole research data, and the district court granted Kurtz and Klei’s special motion to strike the claim under Article 971. Lozovyy now…
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