Legal Opinion
Rasten v. Zimbovsky
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided June 30, 2000PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreco, J.
This is a Dist/Mun. Cts. R. A D. A, Rule 8A appeal of the dismissal of plaintiff Alina Rasten’s (“Rasten”) complaint in this Cambridge District Court action.
The complaint alleged that defendant Yefim Zimbovsky (“Zimbovsky”) defamed Rasten and intentionally or negligently inflicted emotional distress upon her by filing a spurious affidavit against her in the Brookline District Court. The affidavit was apparently part of Zimbovsky’s application for a complaint against Rasten in Brookline for her alleged violation of a restraining order.1 Zimbovsky’s Brookline affidavit, which was attached to…
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