Wolf Group LA California-based lawyer Evan Granowitz is an experienced civil litigation officer whose specialty includes breach of contract disputes, unfair competition, and business torts.

Torts refer to the breach of civil obligations, not necessarily defined by verbal and written contract. Tortious offenses include damages against a person, their property, or their quality of living. These include invasion of privacy, assault, and defamation, for which a plaintiff can file a claim or counterclaim commonly referred to as strategic lawsuits against public participation.

Strategic lawsuits against public participation, also known as SLAPP, refer to retaliatory lawsuits often preceded by a legal threat with the intention of silencing or intimidating a defendant who has used some form of media to publicly disseminate or promote a petition to cause government to act upon a particular issue. Evan Granowitz adds that although a plaintiff does not necessarily expect to win, a defendant may succumb due to intimidation, growing legal expenses, or exhaustion.

SLAPPs are commonly used on lawsuits such as libel, defamation, nuisance, conspiracy, invasion of privacy, and interference with business or economic expectancies. SLAPP is known to have been directed especially against individuals and groups that have spoken or circulated petitions against real estate development or actions committed by public officials. SLAPP lawsuits are also applicable to offenses committed online such as anonymously posting criticisms on the internet that attack the reputation of organizations or public figures. In which case, a subpoena is issued to the web site or internet service provider involved for the purpose of uncovering the identity of the anonymous critic.

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