ALASKA STRUCTURES, INC. v. HEDLUND

No. 69349-2-I.

323 P.3d 1082 (2014)

ALASKA STRUCTURES, INC., an Alaska corporation, Appellant, v. Charles J. HEDLUND, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

April 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oscar Yale Lewis Jr. , Stacia N. Lay , Hendricks & Lewis, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Michele Lynn Earl-Hubbard , Allied Law Group LLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Katherine George , Harrison-Benis LLP Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington and Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.


GROSSE, J.P.T.1

¶ 1 To succeed on a special motion to strike under Washington's anti-SLAPP statute,2 the moving party must make an initial prima facie showing that the claimant's suit arises from an act in furtherance of his right of petition or free speech in connection with a matter of public concern. If the movant does not meet that threshold, then the anti-SLAPP motion is dismissed. Here, the plaintiff...

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