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Originally Posted by Parallex

Oh, it's 100% lawyer speak. Thing is that lawyer speak is good for a court of law but not the court of public opinion... I do find it curious that his was the only one to put in a SLAPP statement.

it wasn't. The original Wasserman statement had that SLAPP threat too:

“We act for one of the players referenced in your email inquiry and have consulted with counsel for the other players you reference. All of Global News’ questions will be asked and answered during the pending NHL investigation. That said, none of the players you reference engaged in any wrongdoing, all of the players cooperated fully with the independent London Police Service investigation in 2018, and all players were then cleared of any wrongdoing,” Fenton wrote.

“Naming any of these players now, or attempting to associate any of them in any way with alleged criminal wrongdoing, or alleging that they were not cooperative with the London Police or willing to cooperate with Hockey Canada, will constitute materially false statements constituting defamation causing serious financial and reputational harm.”