Legal Opinion
Jacob v. Bezzant
Utah Supreme Court
Decided June 16, 2009No. 20060856PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEHRING, Justice:
INTRODUCTION
11 William Jacob appeals a district court ruling that summarily dismissed his defamation action against Brett Bezzant. The central legal issue which we will resolve is whether Utah's Citizen Participation in Government Act, Utah Code Ann. §§ 78B-6-1401 to -1405 (2008), 1 also known as the Anti-SLAPP Act, 2 shields Mr. Beszant from Mr. Jacob's claims. We disagree with the district court and hold that it does not. We were also asked to examine the district court's award of attorney fees to Mr. Bezzant and its dismissal of Mr. Jacob's defamation action. We reverse…
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