ABA selects piece on anti-SLAPP statutes for collection of best writings
The American Bar Association recently published its fourth annual collection of the best writing on land use law, At the Cutting Edge 2011: Land Use Law from The Urban Lawyer. One of the articles included in the collection is:
“Robber Barons, Back-Stabbers, and Extortionists: How Far Does Anti-SLAPP Protection Go?”
by Mintz Levin Attorneys Paul D. Wilson and Noah C. Shaw
“The article “concerns “Anti-SLAPP” statutes now enacted in nearly half the states, which are intended to prevent real estate developers from suing citizens who oppose a real estate development. In the article, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Shaw discuss recent cases which push the boundaries of Anti-SLAPP protection, noting that courts are refusing to protect project opponents who themselves have misbehaved, for example by breaching agreements with the developers or attempting to extort money from them.”
