KAROUSOS v. Pardee

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY,

for the Court.

A Superior Court judgment arising from the filing of an abuse-of-process claim and the affirmative defense provided by the anti-SLAPP (strategic litigation against public participation) statute, G.L. 1956 chapter 33 of title 9, has precipitated appeals both from the plaintiffs and the defendants. The Superior Court granted summary judgment in favor of Jonathan Pardee and the remaining defendants1 (defendants or Pardee)2 holding that they were immune from civil liability on an abuse-of-process action brought against *265them because their actions were not…