Legal Opinion
Alves v. Hometown Newspapers, Inc.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 4, 2004No. 2003-181-AppealPublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Are litigants in Rhode Island SLAPP-happy? This is the second case in as many months that calls upon us to determine whether summary judgment was granted properly in favor of the defendants when the defendants asserted an affirmative defense under General Laws 1956, chapter 33 of title 9, the Limits on Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Act (the anti-SLAPP statute). The plaintiff, Stephen Alves (Alves or plaintiff), appeals from a Superior Court grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Alan G. Palazzo (Palazzo or defendant), on his anti-SLAPP defense,…
3Cases cited19 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Standing Committee on Discipline of the United States District Court for the Central District of California v. Stephen YagmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Damon v. Ocean Hills Journalism ClubCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
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4Cited by47 opinions
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- Sisto v. America Condominium Ass'nSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2013
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