Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. v. Shields

Fabricant, Judith, J.

INTRODUCTION

This action arises from the defendant’s termination of his employment with the plaintiff, and his new employment with the plaintiffs competitor. After the plaintiff filed this action, and achieved partial success in obtaining a preliminary injunction, the defendant filed a two-count counterclaim. Presently before the Court is the plaintiffs special motion to dismiss one count of the counterclaim, based on the so-called “anti-SLAPP” statute, G.L.c. 231, §59H.

For the following reasons, the plaintiffs motion will be allowed.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Carl Zeiss Meditec,…