Mealey's (May 28, 2020, 2:28 PM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — Allegations of an insurer’s mishandling of the bad faith claims process with regard to 33 different construction defect lawsuits involving a plumbing contractor do not constitute protected activity under California’s anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) statute, a California appellate court ruled May 27 (Trilogy Plumbing, Inc. v. Navigators Specialty Insurance Company, No. G057796, Calif. App., 4th Dist., Div. 3, 2020 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3298)....