Legal Opinion

Dineen v. Department of Social Services

Massachusetts Superior Court

Decided January 31, 2000No. 99-0473Published

1Opinion of the CourtBrady, J.

The plaintiffs, Cheryl Dineen (“Mrs. Dineen”), Donald Dineen (“Mr. Dineen”), and the three minor children3 (“Children”), assert claims against the defendants, Elizabeth Dinan (“Dinan”) and Community Newspaper Company (“CNC”) for invasion of privacy (Count VIII and X) and intentional infliction of emotional distress (Count IX and XI) stemming from a newspaper article that detailed a protracted custody battle between Mr. and Mrs. Dineen and Mrs. Dineeri’s daughter Tiffani Dineen and defendant Michael Hamilton (“Hamilton”), the father of Tiffani Dineen’s three Children. Dinan and CNC now seek…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
  2. Pederson v. Time, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
  3. Cassesso v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  4. Flesner v. Technical Communications Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
  5. Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976

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