Legal Opinion
Dulgarian v. Stone
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 24, 1995PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
In late May, 1989, WBZ-TV4 broadcast a three-part “I-Team” investigative report entitled “Highway Robbery?”. The report concerned potential conflicts of interest between automobile body repair shops and drive-in appraisal services for automobile insurance companies. One portion of the second segment of the report focused on the plaintiffs. As a result of the broadcast of the investigative report, the plaintiffs brought this action for defamation (slander and libel), interference with business relations, injurious falsehood, and violation of G. L. c. 93A, § 11 (1994 ed.). A Superior Court…
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- G.S. Enterprises, Inc. v. Falmouth Marine, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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