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Club members’ fee suit not barred by anti-SLAPP rule

Club members’ fee suit not barred by anti-SLAPP rule

Club members’ fee suit not barred by anti-SLAPP rule

A Court of Appeals in California has affirmed a decision holding that a suit by members of a nonprofit country club over the transfer fees levied on sales of memberships is not barred by the anti-SLAPP rules of the state. The club changed the way it calculated its permitted transfer fee on the sale of memberships. After years of calculating its 40% fee on the gross purchase price, giving the member 60% of the price, plus returning prior assessments, it changed the formula to assess its fee against the returned assessments as well. Several members sued seeking to obtain a class action for members who had sold after the change in formula. The club opposed the action and sought to have it...

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