Comments on: Legal threats against “Retraction Watch” https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/04/legal-threats-retraction-watch-website/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:53:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: John Burgess https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/04/legal-threats-retraction-watch-website/comment-page-1/#comment-210615 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:53:30 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=37887#comment-210615 Unfortunately, anti-SLAPP laws only cover very narrow parts of speech and some states narrow it even further to apply only to criticism of government speech/policy.

There are (faint) moves to institute a federal anti-SLAPP law, but it hasn’t been going anywhere for the past several years. In any event, it would only have effect on 1st Amendment issues.

]]> By: gitarcarver https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/04/legal-threats-retraction-watch-website/comment-page-1/#comment-210590 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:26:53 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=37887#comment-210590 Popehat says there is a strong “anti-SLAPP” law in Texas where the defendants can recover costs incurred for lawsuits where there is no basis for a case.

I don’t see this any differently than a “loser pays” law.

This is not to say that we should have a “loser pays” for all lawsuits, but there are some lawsuits that are without any basis that cost people money and anguish that a person should be forced to pay for the costs for filing such frivolous suits.

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