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A California judge has dismissed San Diego-based Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals' second lawsuit against Greg Alcus, a stockholder who posted criticisms of the drug research firm on the Internet.
Represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group, Los Angeles area resident Alcus moved to strike the complaint on the grounds that the suit was an attempt to chill his right to speak freely about the publicly held company, and therefore fit the definition of a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP). Pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP statute, the judge agreed that the frivolous lawsuit had been designed by Hollis-Eden to deter public participation and threaten First Amendment rights.
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