Stop Slots at Arundel Mills has asked a county Circuit Court judge to throw out a lawsuit brought by The Cordish Cos. of Baltimore.
Cordish, which wants to build a casino at the Hanover mall, sued the county Board of Elections last month over Stop Slots' petition drive to get a referendum on November's ballot. The company accused the petition's organizers of forging signatures and misleading voters.
Casino opponents also have taken their fight to the county Board of Appeals,...
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slapp - 2010-03-19 17:56:39
There are so many other groups under threat of a SLAPP suit true community advocates from the Arundel Mills Mall area taskforce, St Marks church ( right across the street) Harman's civic association Peach Orchard, etc etc this protects all of them . For almost 2 decades this group have been involved at every aspect of this project till Simon and cordish left them out till the day after they submitted its bid.
I agree with you 100% on the application being submitted early it is my belief that the project is already 20% over built from the original site plan and was ordered to stop being expanded 2 years ago by the county ( wonder what changed $$$$) The funny thing about this sneaky bunch as they don't seem to let anyone know anything Less then a month ago they submitted a traffic study but felt the state ( SHA) Didn't need to see a site plan.
They will resubmit no matter the vote it will be a court that decides if its legal to go forward as all these organization pool funds to fight it out. I wonder what west county will look like in 10 years I know 10 years ago those 527 acres were woods the subdivisions had large yards and it was what every American dreamed of. Now crime, Traffic jams no zoning protections and growth choking the life out of its people
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MEDIA FAIL - Depends on Your Defini - 2010-03-17 23:55:47
1.) Couldn't a court rule that because the stopslotsatamm groups was funded substantially by a corporation that the anti-SLAPP provision doesn't apply?? (i.e. in other words it wasn't a grassroots effort but a corporate lobbying effort - substantially so in terms of money, direction, labor, etc.) This cuts both ways because Cordish has clear grounds to argue that this wasn't a "citizen" effort but rather a "corporate" one. Assuming that a court agrees, could Cordish turn around and ask they same court for damages due to a frivolous lawsuit from the other parties?
2.) Cordish didn't name the stopslotsatamm group in the suit.
3.) I like the argument that Cordish may have submitted their application 15 days too soon - but couldn't they simply re-submit the application - there doesn't seem to be anything that would prevent them from re-submitting??
I find it all so very fascinating. Other thoughts?
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