Navellier v. Sletten

Holding a claim for relief filed in federal district court is protected activity

Equilon Enterprises, Llc. v. Consumer Cause, Inc.

Holding that fee shifting under the Anti-SLAPP statute without a showing of the plaintiff's "intent to chill" free speech did not violate the Constitution or "inappropriately punish plaintiffs," especially given that a plaintiff is burdened by payment of attorney fees "only when the plaintiff burdens free speech with an unsubstantiated claim"

Sungho Park v. Bd. of Trs. of the Cal. State Univ.

Holding that in deciding whether the "arising from" requirement is met, "courts should consider the elements of the challenged claim and what actions by the defendant supply those elements and consequently form the basis for liability"

Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc. v. Gore

Finding that § 425.17, subd. (c) did not apply when " ‘the representation was not "about" [defendant's] or a competitor's services or business operations’ "

OTO, L.L.C. v. Ken Kho

Finding surprise where an agreement was "filled with statutory references and legal jargon," and "the text [was] visually impenetrable and challenge[d] the limits of legibility."

Shoemaker v. Myers

Holding that "no employee has a vested contractual right ... beyond the time or contrary to the terms and conditions fixed by law"

Club Members for an Honest Election v. Sierra Club

Approving "principal thrust or gravamen" test to determine whether action alleging both protected and unprotected activity is given SLAPP protection

Rossmoor Sanitation, Inc. v. Pylon, Inc.

Noting that "while such clauses may be construed to provide indemnity for a loss resulting in part from an indemnitee's passive negligence, they will not be interpreted to provide indemnity if an indemnitee has been actively negligent"

Sole Energy Co. v. Petrominerals Corp.

Upholding authority of trial court to construe a motion for reconsideration as a motion for a new trial; “a trial court is ‘free to consider the motion regardless of its label’ ”

Lucas v. County of Los Angeles

Holding that the "reason to know" in § 845.6 is an "objective standard" and finding that the duty to provide medical care under § 845.6 includes "cases where there is actual or constructive knowledge that the prisoner is in need of immediate medical care."

Section 436 - Authority of court upon motion

Authorizing the court to strike irrelevant, false, or improper matter from a pleading

Section 875 - Right of contribution

Providing that a "right of contribution may be enforced only after one tortfeasor has, by payment, discharged the joint judgment or has paid more than his pro rata share thereof"

Section 435 - Service and filing of notice of motion to strike

Defining the term pleading to include "demurrer"

Section 8 - Proceedings commenced and rights accrued before effective date

Stating that a pleading shall contain a "short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief"

Section 876 - Pro rata share of each tortfeasor judgment debtor