Balistreri v. Nestor

After a contentious divorce, the plaintiff, Janine M. Balistreri, sued the defendant, Mark Nestor, who represented her ex-husband during the divorce proceedings. Her complaint alleged that two misstatements the defendant made about the procedural history of the divorce case constituted fraud, violation of the rules of professional conduct, negligence, and perjury. A judge in the Superior Court dismissed her complaint on the defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings, and the plaintiff appeals. The defendant cross appeals from the denials of his two requests for sanctions.2 We affirm.

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