Legal Opinion
JONATHAN NYBERG & another v. R. BRUCE WHELTLE & another.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 13, 2022PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NYBERG vs. WHELTLE, 101 Mass. App. Ct. 639
JONATHAN NYBERG & another [Note 1] vs. R. BRUCE WHELTLE & another. [Note 2]
101 Mass. App. Ct. 639
March 17, 2022 - September 13, 2022
Court Below: Superior Court, Middlesex County
Present: Neyman, Shin, & Hand, JJ.
No. 21-P-791.
"Anti-SLAPP" Statute. Constitutional Law, Right to petition government. Practice, Civil, Motion to dismiss. Abuse of Process.
Discussion of the burden-shifting process for evaluating a special motion to dismiss under G. L. c. 231, § 59H, the "anti-SLAPP" statute [645-646], including the nonmoving party's burden to demonstrate, such…
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