Recognizing a SLAPP Suit and Understanding Its Consequences

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  • Cook, Darrell F.
    • Other Affiliation: Robinson & Cole's Land Use Group
  • Merriam, Dwight H.
    • Other Affiliation: Robinson & Cole's Land Use Group
Abstract
  • A pesky environmental group is constantly hampering your development plans. The group is fiercely opposed to your project and has attempted to thwart your efforts. On many occasions, the group has expressed its concerns to the local zoning authority. It challenges every permit you seek and went so far as to submit scathing editorials to the local paper. These efforts have delayed your project, cost you serious money, and are making your life miserable. You believe that the group's concerns are mostly unfounded, and you are convinced it has given inaccurate information about the environmental impacts. If you could make this mob disappear, you are certain that the project would proceed without further delay. You are now considering taking the group to court, and a local lawyer is eager to file a multi-million dollar lawsuit for you. The opposition group has limited resources, and you think the threat of costly and protracted litigation will make the group abandon its tactics. Will filing a lawsuit be the answer to your problems, or will it result in even greater difficulties? This article will help a developer in this situation answer the question.
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  • In Copyright
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  • Carolina Planning Journal
Journal volume
  • 21
Journal issue
  • 2
Page start
  • 8
Page end
  • 15
Language
  • English
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  • Carolina Planning Journal

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