Sheraton Boston Corp. v. Bozzotto

The plaintiff Sheraton Boston Corporation (“the Sheraton”) brought this complaint against Dome-nic Bozzotto individually and as president of the Hotel, Restaurant, Institutional Employees and Bartenders Union AFL-CIO, Local 26 (“the Union”), and against the Union, alleging abuse of process and malicious *322defamation. The matter is before the court on the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. For reasons stated, the motion is denied as to the claim for abuse of process, and denied as to the claim for malicious defamation.

BACKGROUND

For the purposes of this motion, the following facts are…