Legal Opinion
Howell v. Enterprise Publishing Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 1, 2008No. 07-P-1603PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMeade, J.
The defendants, The Enterprise Publishing Company, LLC, and reporters Elaine Allegrini and Allan Stein (collectively, Enterprise), obtained leave from a single justice of this court, see G. L. c. 231, § 118, to pursue this interlocutory appeal. Enterprise claims error in the denial of its motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff James F. Howell’s defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
1. Background. The genesis of this matter occurred with Enterprise’s publication of eleven newspaper accounts reporting…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Stone v. Essex County Newspapers, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Correllas v. ViveirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
32 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- Howell v. THE ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING COMPANY, LLC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- McGrath v. ACT, Inc.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2008
- University of Pennsylvania v. HalpernMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2009
- Peckham v. New England Newspapers, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
- Howell v. THE ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING COMPANY, LLC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.