Hashem v. Filene's, Inc.

The Defendant, Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation has moved for reconsideration of this Court’s earlier denial of the defendant’s special motion to dismiss the plaintiffs complaint pursuant to G.L.c. 231, Section 59H. For the reasons set forth below, after reconsideration, the Defendant’s motion is allowed.

BACKGROUND

Filene’s Inc. (“Filene’s”) is a large retail department store operating in the Northshore Mall in Peabody, MA. Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation (“Finlay”) is a jewelry retailer, physically situated within Filene’s department store at the mall. Pursuant to a licensing agreement…