Akrie v. Grant

¶1 Scott Akrie and Volcan Group Inc., d/b/a NetLogix, sued James Grant, Kassandra Kennan, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle Deposition Reporters LLC, and T-Mobile USA Inc. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants twice transcribed Jason Dillon’s phone conversation without his permission and that in doing so they violated the privacy act, ch. 9.73 RCW. Dillon is not a party in this case.1

¶2 Defendants filed a special motion to strike the claims under the Washington Act Limiting Strategic Lawsuits *667Against Public Participation (anti-SLAPP statute), RCW 4.24.525, and a motion to dismiss pursuant to CR…