by Wendy Davis, MediaPost News
A designer who alleges that she was libeled by Courtney Love on Twitter has won a round against the celebrity in court.
Judge Aurelio Munoz in Los Angeles Superior Court denied Love’s motion to dismiss the case under California’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) law, which provides for speedy dismissal of lawsuits that aim to squelch people’s right to speak about public matters.
Munoz ruled that Love’s tweets about designer Dawn Simorangkir didn’t concern a matter of public interest, according to Simorangkir’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman. Munoz also found that the designer was likely to prevail at trial, Freedman says.
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