Coalition Asks 4th DCA to Publish Decision Denying Anti-SLAPP Motion in Fraud Case

A national organization created to fight insurance fraud is asking California’s 4th District Court of Appeal to publish a decision holding that the mere possibility of litigation is not protected activity under the state’s anti-SLAPP statute. Matthew Smith, executive director for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, in a July 6 letter to the court said the unpublished decision in People ex. rel. Allstate Insurance Co. v. Dr. Sonny Rubin clarifies the limited instances in which an anti-SLAPP motion is appropriate, especially as it pertains to litigation brought on behalf of the s...