Legal Opinion
Piccone v. Bartels, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 7, 2015No. 14-1989PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Following an encounter between the parties, Defendant, a local police chief, called Plaintiffs’ employer to complain about their behavior during the incident. Plaintiffs filed suit, alleging, inter alia, slander and interference with advantageous business relations. The district court granted summary judgment to Defendant on both counts. We affirm.
I. Background
Colleen Piccone, a resident of New York, is Deputy Associate Chief Counsel to Customs and Border Protection, part of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Her boyfriend, Peter Quaglia, is a New…
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