W.R.S. v. R.S.

The plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing his ten-count amended complaint against his parents and siblings. As to all counts, the judge allowed the defendants' motion to dismiss pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), 365 Mass. 754 (1974), and dismissed the plaintiff's abuse of process claim (count eight of the amended complaint) on the basis also of the anti-SLAPP statute, G. L. c. 231, § 59H ( § 59H ). We affirm in part and vacate the judgment in part.

Background. This case comes to us on appeal from the judge's allowance of the defendants' motion to dismiss. Accordingly, on review, we…