Corporate SLAPP suits Against Forest Protesters Begin
Maxxam/PL Has Filed Numerous Lawsuits to Quell Protests The trial of Pacific Lumber (PL) and Scotia Pacific (ScoPac) Corporations versus Kim Starr (Verbena) began with opening statements last Thursday (see below) in Judge Watson’s Superior Court in Humboldt county. It took an astounding 8 days to seat a jury in a jury selection process that weeded out anyone who seemed passionate about the earth and people unhappy with ‘corporate personhood’. This is the first of three civil lawsuits, known as S.L.A.P.P suits, filed by the timber company against forest activists. “S.L.A.P.P” stands for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation and are …