California Anti-SLAPP Statute Dooms RICO Asbestos Action, Law Firm Defendants Say

(July 19, 2024, 3:09 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Common contacts in California means that state’s anti-SLAPP statute governs a Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit filed in Illinois federal claiming that a law firm fabricated asbestos claims and because the action targets protected conduct, the entire suit must be dismissed, Simmons Hanley Conroy LLP say in a motion to strike....