Snook v. Swan

*243Plaintiff appeals the trial court's limited judgment denying plaintiff's special motion to strike pursuant to ORS 31.150. See ORS 31.150(1) ("If the court denies a special motion to strike, the court shall enter a limited judgment denying the motion."). Specifically, defendant, in her answer to plaintiff's complaint, filed a counterclaim for defamation against plaintiff.1 In response, plaintiff filed a special motion to strike the counterclaim under ORS 31.150, the "anti-SLAPP" statute.2 The trial court entered a limited judgment *749denying the motion, and plaintiff appeals, asserting that the…