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Oct. 2, 2023

State bill that protects against abusive litigation adds muscle to anti-SLAPP law

SB 345 is the latest of a series of measures passed by the Legislature recently seeking to protect Californians from the overreach of other jurisdictions who seek to prohibit access to family planning services and gender affirming care.

Mark Goldowitz

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On Sept. 27, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 345 (Skinner), adding Civil Code section 798.300 thru 798.308, limiting the enforcement of civil actions arising from another state's laws that prohibit abortion or gender affirming care against persons in California, and creating civil remedies for abusive litigation against a person engaging in legally protected health care activity.

This is essentially a powerful anti-SLAPP law, and passed with ...

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