In Texas, Most Speech Is SLAPP Speech

Law360, New York (March 1, 2017, 1:36 PM EST) -- On Feb. 24, a Texas maintenance worker's employment lawsuit against ExxonMobil Corp. became the SLAPP heard round the world. When legislators enacted the Texas Citizens Participation Act (CPA) in 2011, most lawyers assumed the law would protect few people aside from journalists and political activists. Not anymore....

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