Legal Opinion

ComputerXpress, Inc. v. Jackson

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 15, 2001No. E027841PublishedCited by 223 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

RICHLI, J.

Defendants appeal the denial of their motion, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (section 425.16), to strike the complaint of ComputerXpress, Inc. (ComputerXpress) as a “SLAPP” suit (strategic lawsuit against public participation). The trial court determined that none of ComputerXpress’s claims was subject to section 425.16. Therefore, it did not require ComputerXpress to establish a probability of prevailing on its claims.

We agree that some of ComputerXpress’s claims were not subject to section 425.16 and affirm the denial of the motion to strike those…

2Cases cited44 opinions

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