Murphy v. Rosen

SEAN MURPHY v. BETH ROSEN (SC 20950) McDonald, D’Auria, Ecker, Alexander and Dannehy, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff appealed from the judgment of the trial court, which had dismissed his defamation action against the defendant, and from the court’s decision to award the defendant attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to the anti-SLAPP statute (§ 52-196a). The plaintiff claimed, inter alia, that the trial court incorrectly concluded that he had failed to meet his burden under § 52-196a (e) (3) of showing that there was probable cause that he would prevail on the merits of his defamation per se…