Can activity that merely provide context be stricken under the anti-SLAPP statute?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Contreras v. Contreras, G056710 (Cal. App. 2019):

activity that merely provide context, without supporting a claim for recovery, cannot be stricken under the anti-SLAPP statute." (Baral v. Schnitt (2016) 1 Cal.5th 376, 394.)

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