Payal Salsburg Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article Covering Anti-SLAPP Laws

Payal Salsburg was quoted in an article entitled, “Broken State Speech Shield Unites Courts, Lawmakers Seeking Fix” which was published by Bloomberg Law in April. The article covers a recent request by Massachusetts lawyers, judges and law makers for clarity on the application of a law that protects First Amendment rights. The article explains that Anti-SLAPP laws create a pathway for courts to quickly remove meritless lawsuits seeking to intimidate people exercising their First Amendment rights. Payal, a business litigator, comments on how people are using the law as opposed to how it was intended: “the law was meant to be used as a shield, but people are using it as a sword.”

Read the full article: Bloomberg Law: Broken State Speech Shield Unites Courts, Lawmakers Seeking Fix