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JACOB v. BEZZANT

No. 20060856.

212 P.3d 535 (2009)

2009 UT 37

William T. JACOB, an individual; Commercial Properties, Inc., a Utah corporation; and Phillips Manufacturing Company, Inc., a Utah corporation, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. B. Brett BEZZANT, an individual; Newtah, Inc., dba American Fork Citizen New Utah, a Utah corporation; and Does I-X, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

June 16, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall K. Spencer, Jennifer K. Gowans, Provo, for plaintiffs.

Jeffrey J. Hunt, David C. Reymann, Salt Lake City, for defendants.

NEHRING, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 William Jacob appeals a district court ruling that summarily dismissed his defamation action against Brett Bezzant. The central legal issue which we will resolve is whether Utah's Citizen Participation in Government Act, Utah Code Ann. §§ 78B-6-1401 to -1405 (2008),1 also known as the Anti-SLAPP Act,2 shields...

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