Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Rolling Stone LLC
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 28, 2010No. A122452PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DONDERO, J.
—Defendants Rolling Stone LLC and Wenner Media LLC appeal from an order denying their special motion to strike a class action complaint under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (hereafter section 425.16). Section 425.16 sets out a procedure for striking complaints in lawsuits that are commonly known as SLAPP suits (strategic lawsuits against public participation). Defendants contend the trial court erred in concluding that a triable issue exists as to whether the editorial feature that is the subject of this litigation constitutes commercial speech. They also claim…
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