Legal Opinion
KAROUSOS v. Pardee
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 23, 2010No. 2008-174-Appeal, 2008-188-AppealPublished
1Opinion of the Court
992 A.2d 263 (2010)
George KAROUSOS et al.
v.
Jonathan PARDEE et al.
Nos. 2008-174-Appeal, 2008-188-Appeal.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
April 23, 2010.
Joseph R. Palumbo, Esq., Middletown, for Plaintiff.
Gerald J. Petros, Esq., Providence, for Defendant.
Present: SUTTELL, C.J., GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, and ROBINSON, JJ.
OPINION
Justice FLAHERTY, for the Court.
A Superior Court judgment arising from the filing of an abuse-of-process claim and the affirmative defense provided by the anti-SLAPP (strategic litigation against public participation) statute, G.L. 1956 chapter 33 of title 9, has precipitated…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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