Legal Opinion
Matson v. Dvorak
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 21, 1995No. C020162PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCOTLAND, J.
Plaintiff Paul Matson appeals from a judgment of dismissal following a successful motion to strike pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, commonly known as the “anti-SLAPP statute” (Wilcox v. Superior Court (1994) 27 Cal.App.4th 809, 817-818 [33 Cal.Rptr.2d 446]). He contends the trial court erred in applying this statute to strike his causes of action against defendant Eugene J. Dvorak for libel and invasion of privacy based upon the contents of a campaign flyer published by a political organization to which Dvorak contributed money. The flyer accused Matson,…
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