Legal Opinion
Cadle Co. v. Schlichtmann
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 17, 2007PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
We examine in this case the extent to which G. L. c. 231, § 59H, popularly known as the “anti-SLAPP”2 statute, effectively shields one party in an ongoing legal dispute from liability for the publication of allegedly defamatory statements concerning the opposing party. The Cadle Company (Cadle) *243filed a multi-count complaint in the Superior court seeking damages and declaratory and injunctive relief against Jan R. Schlichtmann and Jan R. Schlichtmann, Attorney at Law, RC. (defendants), arising out of Schlichtmann’s use of a Web site and interviews with the media to make allegedly false and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Office One, Inc. v. LopezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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