Legal Opinion
People v. Health Laboratories of North America, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 30, 2001No. A089749PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JONES, P. J.
Health Laboratories of North America, Inc., and its officer, Marc J. Kaplan, appeal an order denying their motion pursuant to the anti-SLAPP statute (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16)1 to strike the People’s action for a permanent injunction enjoining them from making unsubstantiated advertising claims and for civil penalties for having made false or misleading advertisements. Appellants contend the statute’s provision exempting *445public prosecutors from its strictures violates the equal protection clauses of the United States and California Constitutions. (U.S. Const., Amend. XIV,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Ghirardo v. AntonioliCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
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