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Guv signs new law aimed at preventing frivolous lawsuits

Summary by The Delaware County Daily Times
Pennsylvania has a new law to reduce frivolous lawsuits. Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law Act 72 of 2024 a process to quickly dismiss a SLAPP on the basis of protected speech. A SLAPP — Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation — is a type of strategic but meritless lawsuit filed against the defendant in an effort to scare them into submission, usually about a matter of public interest or regulation, or to cause unnecessary delay. SLAPPs m…
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