What is the test for an anti-SLAPP attorney fee?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Eskenazi v. Devitt, B207543, B210107, No. BC373090 (Cal. App. 2010):
"We review an anti-SLAPP attorney fee award under the deferential abuse of discretion standard. [Citations.]" (Christian Research Institute v. Alnor (2008) 165 Cal.App.4th 1315, 1322.)
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