Young v. Davis

Plaintiff appeals a judgment dismissing her claims for defamation and wrongful use of civil proceedings. As pertinent to this appeal, the judgment was entered after the trial court granted defendant’s special motion to strike, which was brought pursuant to ORS 31.150, Oregon’s “anti-SLAPP” (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute. Plaintiff argues that the trial court erred in applying ORS 31.150, specifically assigning error to (1) the trial court’s determination that plaintiffs defamation claims were subject to that statute; (2) the trial court’s determination that…