By Thomas R. Burke, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (February 3, 2017, 12:41 PM EST) -- In 2016, the California Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued important opinions interpreting California's anti-Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation statute (C.C.P. § 425.16 et. seq.), once again broadly construing its application. California's statute, enacted in 1992, remains the strongest — and most frequently litigated — anti-SLAPP statute in the nation for the protection of the exercise of free speech and petitioning activities. In 2016, California's state and federal appellate courts produced more than two dozen published anti-SLAPP opinions and more than 150 unpublished appellate opinions. In this article, we briefly summarize the most significant anti-SLAPP appellate cases decided in 2016. (You can read our article on 2015 cases here.)...
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