Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, Inc. v. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty USA, Inc.

Opinion

HAERLE, Acting P. J.—

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty USA, Inc. (SHAC USA), was formed to support an international campaign to “expose the abusive treatment of animals” by Huntingdon Life Sciences, a biomedical testing laboratory. Respondent Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. (formerly known as Chiron Corporation and referred to herein as Chiron), uses Huntingdon Life Sciences in testing some of its products. After numerous Chiron employees were targeted for “home visits” by SHAC USA—terrifying incidents in which persons broke employees’…