Supreme Court of Georgia

Wilkes & McHugh, P.a. v. Ltc Consulting, L.p.

June 24, 2019830 S.E.2d 119

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia vacated the trial court’s denial of the defendants’ anti‑SLAPP motion and remanded for reconsideration under the proper two‑step anti‑SLAPP analysis, finding the defendants satisfied the threshold showing that the ads were protected speech and that the trial court failed to apply the required second‑step probability analysis.