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STATE FARM GEN. INS. CO. v. MAJORINO

No. B155113.

121 Cal.Rptr.2d 719 (2002)

99 Cal.App.4th 974

STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Kevin MAJORINO et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Six.

June 26, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Hoefflin, Westlake Village, and Steven W. Murray, Encino, for Defendants and Appellants.

Grant, Genovese & Baratta, James M. Baratta, Los Angeles, Keith A. Turner, Encino, and Christopher S. Dunakin, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

COFFEE, J.

A SLAPP suit (strategic lawsuit against public policy) is a lawsuit brought for the primary purpose of chilling a party's constitutional right of petition or free speech. Here we conclude that an insurance company's declaratory relief action to resolve coverage issues does not qualify as a SLAPP suit.

BACKGROUND

Appellants Kevin Majorino and Kelly O'Brien filed suit against several individuals after they were allegedly assaulted during...

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