Legal Opinion
Kilnapp Enterprises, Inc. v. Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Assoc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 17, 2016No. AC 15-P-101PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rubin, I.
This is an action for defamation brought by Kilnapp Enterprises, Inc., doing business as Real Clean (Real Clean), which describes itself as “a broker for automobile detailing and reconditioning between service providers and automobile dealer ships.” 3 Real Clean brought this action against the Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association (MSADA) for its published statements concerning an investigation by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) into the practices of automobile detailing “brokers” including Real Clean. The complaint not only asserts a claim for defamation but…
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