Legal Opinion
Midland Pacific Building Corp. v. King
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 28, 2007No. B192017PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, P. J.
“The paradigm SLAPP is a suit filed by a large land developer against environmental activists or a neighborhood association intended to chill the defendants’ continued political or legal opposition to the developers’ plans. [Citations.]” (Wilcox v. Superior Court (1994) 27 Cal.App.4th 809, 815 [33 Cal.Rptr.2d 446], disapproved on another ground by Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc. (2002) 29 Cal.4th 53, 68, fn. 5 [124 Cal.Rptr.2d 507, 52 P.3d 685].) Paradigms change. Here we conclude plaintiff developer brought its lawsuit to vindicate “a legally cognizable…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Navellier v. SlettenCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
- Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2002
- Briggs v. Eden Council for Hope & OpportunityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- Wilcox v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
- Kashian v. HarrimanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
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3Cited by26 opinions
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