[DOWNLOAD] "Contemporary Services Corp. v. Staff Pro Inc." by Colorado Supreme Court " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Contemporary Services Corp. v. Staff Pro Inc.
- Author : Colorado Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 27, 2007
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 88 KB
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Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC) and its president Damon Zumwalt (collectively plaintiffs) appeal from the judgment entered after the trial court granted Staff Pro Inc. and its president Cory Merediths (collectively defendants) special motion to strike plaintiffs first amended 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 specified.) Plaintiffs contend the trial court erred by granting the motion because (1) each claim alleged in the first amended complaint was based on statements and conduct which fell within the commercial speech exemption set forth in section 425.17, subdivision (c), and thus was immune from challenge under the anti-SLAPP law; and (2) plaintiffs demonstrated a probability of prevailing on each claim contained in the first amended complaint. Plaintiffs also contend the trial court abused its discretion by denying their request to conduct limited discovery, in the form of taking Merediths deposition, while defendants motion was pending.