The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has agreed to review whether a judge’s denial of a motion to strike a California SLAPP suit can be immediately appealed by the defendant who claims the case was brought solely to chill their speech.
The case involves ZoomInfo Technologies, a publisher of an online professional directory that faces a class action lawsuit from individuals who allege the company uses their information to advertise subscriptions and misappropriates their names and likeness in violation of California’s Right of Publicity Statute.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judges M. Margaret McKeown and Roopali H. Desai. Jason Doiy / The Recorder/Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM


