Legal Opinion
Wilkes & Mchugh, P.A. v. LTC Consulting, L.P.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 24, 2019No. S19A0146PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Boggs, Justice.
**252This case presents the first opportunity for this Court to consider the effects of the General Assembly's wholesale revision in 2016 of the anti-SLAPP statute, OCGA § 9-11-11.1, which now substantially mirrors California Code of Civil Procedure § 425.16. We vacate the trial court's denial of the defendants' anti-SLAPP motion at issue in this case, and we remand the case with direction to reconsider the motion under the proper standards.
LTC Consulting, L.P. and two affiliated entities sued law firm Wilkes & McHugh, *121P.A. and one of its attorneys for violations of OCGA §…
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