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SLAPP
(redirected from Strategic lawsuit against public participation)

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SLAPPStrategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation
SLAPPSecure Light Access Point Protocol (IETF)
SLAPPSounds Like A Personal Problem


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A SLAPP, or Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, is a suit filed solely for the purpose of chilling free speech.
Stopping SLAPPs by Bronstad, Amanda / Los Angeles Business Journal
Abdallah Farrukh is a SLAPP - or strategic lawsuit against public participation - which is brought to obtain an economic advantage over a defendant, not to vindicate a legal right of the plaintiff, attorneys for Farrukh said in court papers.
SURGEON SEEKS SUIT'S DISMISSAL; ATTORNEY ARGUES ACTION WAS INTENDED ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
In legal jargon, food disparagement suits are called SLAPPs, for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.
Mad cowboys: the beef industry takes aim at 'food disparagement.' by Rampton, Sheldon / E
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