HI-HI-A strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) is a lawsuit that is intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition.[1] The typical SLAPP plaintiff does not normally expect to win the lawsuit. The plaintiffs goals are accomplished if the defendant succumbs to fear, intimidation, mounting legal costs or simple exhaustion and abandons the criticism. A SLAPP ... See More
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 22:16:46 +0000
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