State Anti-SLAPP Statute Does Not Apply in Federal Court: Eleventh Circuit | Practical Law
In Royalty Network, Inc. v. Harris, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that Georgia's anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute is a procedural rule that directly conflicts with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(a), and so does not apply in diversity actions in federal court. With this ruling, the Eleventh Circuit split from other federal circuits that found other state anti-SLAPP statutes applicable in federal court.