SLAPP Law Doesn't Apply In Superman IP Row, 9th Circ. Hears

By Ben James ( July 25, 2012, 9:28 PM EDT) -- A trial court was right when it found that California's anti-SLAPP law didn't apply to DC Comics' business interference claims in a legal battle with heirs of Superman's co-creators and others over rights to the iconic superhero, DC told the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday. . . .

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