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Anti-SLAPP Motions in Probate: Should They Stay or Should They Go?

Feb 01, 2021
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In his article for Bloomberg Law, Principal Ryan J. Szczepanik posits that anti-SLAPP motions should be prohibited in trust and will contest proceedings. Although anti-SLAPP motions are a powerful tool to combat SLAPP lawsuits, they have been abused by litigators threatening to use these motions against claims to enforce a no contest clause in the trust or will. According to Ryan, it’s time for them to go. #probatelaw #antiSLAPP

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