Hawran v. Hixson’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
37 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co. · 29 Cal. 4th 1134 - Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp. · 10 Cal. App. 3d 376 - Fletcher v. Western National Life Insurance · 48 Cal. 3d 711 - Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co. · 31 Cal. 4th 728 - Jarrow Formulas, Inc. v. LaMarche
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'is a procedural remedy to dispose of lawsuits brought to chill the valid exercise of a party's constitutional right of petition or free speech. [Citation.] The purpose of the anti-SLAPP statute is to encourage participation in matters of public significance and prevent meritless litigation designed to chill the exercise of First Amendment rights. [Citation.] The Legislature has declared that the statute must be "construed broadly”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“'where the communicator and recipient have a common interest and the communication is of a kind reasonably calculated to protect or further that interest,'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“'The usual formulation is that the privilege applies to any communication (1) made in judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings; (2) by litigants or other participants authorized by law; (3) to achieve the objects of the litigation; and (4) that [has] some connection or logical relation to the action.' " ( Action Apartment Assn., Inc. v. City of Santa Monica (2007) 41 Cal.4th 1232 , 1241, 63 Cal.Rptr.3d 398 , 163 P.3d 89 .) The privilege " 'is not limited to statements made during a trial or other proceedings, but may extend to steps taken prior thereto, or afterwards.' " ( Ibid . ) While we recognize the absolute privilege is "broadly applied and doubts are resolved in its favor”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.