Legal Opinion
Citizens Ins. Co. of Am. v. 290 Auto Body, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 21, 2019No. 18-P-488PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtHenry, J.
*515This case requires us to apply the "anti-SLAPP"1 statute, G. L. c. 231, § 59H, to a permissive counterclaim. The defendant, 290 Auto Body, Inc. (290 Auto Body), appeals from an order of the District Court allowing the special motion of the plaintiff Citizens Insurance Company of America (Citizens) to dismiss 290 Auto Body's amended counterclaim under the anti-SLAPP statute. We conclude that Citizens failed to meet its threshold burden required to support a special motion and therefore, we reverse.
Background. We summarize the facts from the pleadings in the record. See G. L. c. 231, § 59H,…
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