Legal Opinion
Silk v. Feldman
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 14, 2012No. B231720PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, P. J.
Not all speech is free. Here, speech can be costly.
This is an appeal from the denial of a special motion to dismiss a complaint for libel and defamation. The motion was brought pursuant to Code *550of Civil Procedure section 425.16, the strategic lawsuit against public participation (anti-SLAPP) statute.1 We affirm.
FACTS
The Malibu Bay Club is a 136-unit residential beachfront development in Ventura County. The development consists of 36 townhomes and 100 condominiums. All owners are members of a corporation homeowners association, the Malibu Bay Club (the Club). Some…
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