Alchemie Productive LLC v. Int. Kickboxing Muay Th
Alchemie Productive, LLC (Alchemie) sued International Kickboxing Muay Thai Federation California (IKF) and its president, Steve Fossum, for defamation and other related torts, arising out of IKF’s public statements that Alchemie’s product was neither safe nor sanitary. IKF and Fossum filed a special motion to strike Alchemie’s complaint under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, commonly referred to as the anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute. (All further statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure, unless otherwise noted.)
The trial court granted the special motion to strike in part and denied it in part. The court found that the third cause of action, for interference with existing business relationships, did not arise from protected activity, and denied the motion as to the third cause of action. With respect to the remaining causes of action, the court found they all arose from protected activity. The court then found th
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