SLAPP suit
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A SLAPP suit (short for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) is a public relations tactic in which a company files a frivolous lawsuit against an opponent of lesser means in hope of silencing them due to a lack of funds to contest the suit in court. In countries without a "loser pays the fees" system of legal proceedings, SLAPP suits are often seen as an abuse of process by observers; however, as a general rule, the domain of tort reform lobbying belongs to the same companies filing abusive lawsuits in the first place.