Legal Opinion

Century 21 Chamberlain & Associates v. Haberman

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 17, 2009No. G040202PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

IKOLA, J.

Defendant Lisa Haberman appeals from an order (1) denying her anti-SLAPP 1 motion to strike the complaint of plaintiffs Century 21 Chamberlain & Associates and David T. Chamberlain, and (2) continuing a hearing on her motion to compel arbitration. We affirm the order denying the anti-SLAPP motion and dismiss the appeal to the extent it challenges the order continuing the hearing on the motion to compel arbitration.

Resolving an issue of first impression, we hold the anti-SLAPP statute does not protect the act of initiating private contractual arbitration. The anti-SLAPP statute…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  5. Flatley v. MauroCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006

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