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3866 Statements made on the internet regarding a viatical settlement broker were made in a public forum and concerned a public issue, so the SLAPP statute applies in an action for defamation based on those statements; statements that a viatical settlement broker was unethical and incompetent, coupled with statements that a judgment had been obtained against the broker and that the broker was under investigation by the Insurance Department, could be construed as implied assertions that the broker's unethical conduct and incompetence led to the judgment and investigation and could be the basis of defamation liability.CitationWILBANKS v WOLK (Viatical Settlement) 121 CA4 883 [See: CCP 425.16; Greenbelt v Bresler 398 US 6; Seelig v Infinity 97 Cal.App.4th 798 T/AT 5/02]
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