Does an attorney have standing to bring an anti-SLAPP motion?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kirkland v. Rappaport, B243607 (Cal. App. 2014):
2. An attorney has standing to bring an anti-SLAPP motion to strike a cause of action arising from speech and petitioning activity undertaken on behalf of the attorney's client. (Rusheen v. Cohen (2006) 37 Cal.4th 1048, 1056.)
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