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SIMPSON STRONG-TIE CO., INC. v. GORE

No. H030444.

76 Cal.Rptr.3d 292 (2008)

162 Cal.App.4th 737

SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Pierce GORE et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeal of California, Sixth District.

April 30, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. Shartsis, Erick C. Howard, San Francisco, Eisenberg and Hancock, Jon B. Eisenberg, Oakland, William N. Hancock, San Francisco, for Plaintiff and Appellant, Shartsis Friese Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.

Davis Wright Tremaine, Thomas R. Burke, Rochelle L. Wilcox, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents, Pierce Gore et al.

Arkin & Glovsky, Sharon Arkin, Pasadena, for Amicus Curiae Consumer Attorneys for California.

Levy, Ram & Olson, Karl Olson, San Francisco, for Amicus Curiae Senator Sheila Kuehl et al.

RUSHING, P.J.

An attorney published a newspaper advertisement stating that users of certain brand name galvanized screws under specified circumstances "may" have legal rights to compensation or other relief. The manufacturer of one of the named brands brought this action for defamation, trade libel, false advertising, and unfair business practices. We are called upon to decide: (1) Is this a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) so as to be subject...

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