Legal Opinion
MacDonald v. Paton
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 5, 2003No. 01-P-323PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The plaintiff, Mark A. MacDonald, filed a complaint *291in the Superior Court alleging libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress by four defendants: the Athol Daily News; its publisher, Richard Chase, Jr.; its editor, Barney Cummings; and the appellant, Elsa Patón.
Patón filed a special motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 59H, popularly known as the “anti-SLAPP” statute.2 She also filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a claim, the arguments of which were incorporated into the special motion to dismiss filed under §…
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- Vittands v. SudduthMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
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