Legal Opinion
DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 14, 2000No. G024013PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RYLAARSDAM, J.
The complaint in this class action suit alleges defendant made false statements before regulatory bodies, the medical profession, and to the public in connection with one of its pharmaceutical products. The trial court denied a motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute. (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16; all further statutory references are to this code, unless otherwise indicated.) The court’s decision was based on a determination that the allegations of the complaint did not fit the requirement of the statute that the causes…
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