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3166 A SLAPP motion can be granted as to some causes of action and denied as to others; granting of the motion as to some causes of action entitles the moving party to attorney fees; for purposes of the SLAPP statute, the Internet is a public forum, disparaging statements about the financial condition of a publicly traded company concern a matter of public interest, and a complaint to the SEC satisfies the official proceeding requirement; abuse of process applies only to misuse of the courts and cannot be applied to administrative proceedings, even if they involve agencies like the SEC with quasi-judicial powers; conspiracy is not a separate tort, but merely a way of committing a tort.CitationCOMPUTERXPRESS v JACKSON (Internet SLAPP) 93 CA4 993 [See: CCP 425.16; Braun v Chronicle 52 CA4 1036, T/AT 3/97; Dixon v Superior Court 30 CA4 733, T/AT 1/95]
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