During oral arguments at the California Supreme Court in a case involving attorney advertising, lawyer Jon Eisenberg was bombarded with questions skeptical of his position that attorneys' ads constitute commercial speech not protected by the state's anti-SLAPP statute. "We're not talking about a lawyer's free speech," Eisenberg said. "This is a lawyer trolling for business." The case involves a defamation suit brought by a screw manufacturer against a class action attorney who ran an ad seeking potential plaintiffs.
April 08, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Less than a week after handing the Justice Department a big defeat over warrantless wiretaps, Jon Eisenberg was battling Tuesday to scrape together a victory in a California case involving lawyer advertising.
The Oakland appellate specialist was bombarded during oral arguments in the California Supreme Court with questions skeptical of his position that attorneys’ ads constitute commercial speech that isn’t protected by the state’s anti-SLAPP statute.
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