Short for “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation,” SLAPP lawsuits are actions initiated by a party seeking to intimidate, censor, or burden an opponent into dropping a claim or action themselves. These types of lawsuits are often considered highly unethical and are often frivolous, which has given rise to protective laws and regulations to combat such types of suits.
Unfortunately, Wisconsin does not have any Anti-SLAPP statutes in their books.