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PLOTKIN v. STATE ACC. INS. FUND

A159273.

385 P.3d 1167 (2016)

280 Or.App. 812

John PLOTKIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND, an independent public corporation; Catherine Travis; Robb Van Cleave; Krishna Balasubramani; and Kevin Jensen, individually and in their capacity as members of the State Accident Insurance Fund's Board of Directors; Chris Davie and Ryan Fleming, individual State Accident Insurance Fund employees sued in their individual capacities, Defendants, and Brenda Rocklin, an individual, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

September 8, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Altschul, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Dana L. Sullivan and Buchanan Angeli Altschul & Sullivan LLP.

William F. Gary, Eugene, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were C. Robert Steringer, Brett Applegate, and Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C.

Before Armstrong, Presiding Judge, and Egan, Judge, and Shorr, Judge.

SHORR, J.

This tort action arises from plaintiff John Plotkin's short-lived tenure as CEO of SAIF Corporation (SAIF) and, for purposes of this appeal, involves the grant of a special motion to strike under ORS 31.150, Oregon's Anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (anti-SLAPP) statute, which creates a two-step procedure for expeditiously dismissing unfounded lawsuits attacking certain types of public speech.

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