Judge Grants anti-SLAPP Motion in Drobot Suit

A Southern California judge threw out a $40 million malicious prosecution complaint Michael D. Drobot filed against three law firms and more than 30 people who sued him for his alleged role in a spinal hardware counterfeiting scheme, calling it a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. A different judge in April dismissed a separate defamation complaint Drobot filed as a SLAPP suit. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael L. Stern on July 20 granted the motion to dismiss the complaint Drobot filed demanding $30 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. Dr...