Is a successful defendant on a SLAPP motion entitled to attorney's fees and costs?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gonzales v. Cnty. of Riverside, E056253 (Cal. App. 2014):
Subject to exceptions not applicable here, "a prevailing defendant on a [SLAPP] motion . . . shall be entitled to recover his or her attorney's fees and costs." ( 425.16, subd. (c)(1).) "[A]ny SLAPP defendant who brings a successful motion to strike is
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entitled to mandatory attorneys fees." (Ketchum v. Moses (2001) 24 Cal.4th 1122, 1131.)
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