Dean v. Friends of Pine Meadow CA1/4
This is the second round of appeals in litigation over a plan to construct a housing development on the Pine Meadow Golf Course in Martinez. In Dean v. Friends of Pine Meadow (2018) 21 Cal.App.5th 91 (Dean I), Christine Dean, DeNova Homes, Inc., and Civic Martinez, LLC (collectively, plaintiffs) appealed an order granting a special motion to strike their defamation complaint against Friends of Pine Meadow and several individuals (collectively, defendants), pursuant to section 425.16 of the Code of Civil Procedure (section 425.16 or the anti-SLAPP law). This court affirmed that order, rejecting plaintiffs’ contention that the anti-SLAPP law did not apply because their claims against defendants arose out of commercial speech.
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