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STEWART v. ROLLING STONE LLC

No. A122452.

181 Cal.App.4th 664 (2010)

JAMES STEWART et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. ROLLING STONE LLC et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One.

January 28, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis Wright Tremaine, Elizabeth A. McNamara, Thomas R. Burke and Rochelle L. Wilcox for Defendants and Appellants.

Horvitz & Levy, John A. Taylor, Jr., Jeremy B. Rosen for American Media, Inc., Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, California First Amendment Coalition, California Newspaper Publishers Association, Magazine Publishers of America, Inc., The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Time Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

Bartko, Zankel, Tarrant & Miller, Christopher J. Hunt and Gisu Sadaghiani for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

OPINION

DONDERO J. —

Defendants Rolling Stone LLC and Wenner Media LLC appeal from an order denying their special motion to strike a class action complaint under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (hereafter section 425.16).1 Section 425.16 sets out a procedure for striking complaints in lawsuits that are commonly known as "SLAPP" suits (strategic lawsuits against public participation). Defendants contend...

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