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p0513 The SLAPP statute does not apply to product liability actions, even if they allege misrepresentation, because they arise from supplying a defective product rather than from the exercise of the constitutional right of petition or free speech.CitationSCOTT v METABOLIFE (PRODUCT LIABILITY SLAPP) 115 Cal.App.4th 404 [See: CCP 425.16; DuPont v Superior Court 78 Cal.App.4th 562, T/AT 3/00; Consumer Justice v Trimedica 107 Cal.App.4th 595 T/AT 5/03; Nagel v Twin Labs 109 Cal.App.4th 39 T/AT 6/03; Jewett v Capital One Bank 113 Cal.App.4th 805, P/AT 1/04; Martinez v Metabolife 113 Cal.App.4th 181, P/AT 1/4]
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