Legal Opinion
Hearts with Haiti, Inc. v. Paul Kendrick
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 21, 2019No. Docket: Cum-18-98PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJabar, J.
[¶1] Hearts with Haiti, Inc., and Michael Geilenfeld (collectively "HWH") filed a multicount complaint alleging defamation, false light, tortious interference with advantageous business relationships, and intentional infliction of emotional distress by Paul Kendrick. Kendrick subsequently filed a special motion to dismiss pursuant to Maine's anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation statute (anti-SLAPP statute), 14 M.R.S. § 556 (2018). Kendrick also moved for partial judgment on the pleadings based on the statute of limitations, 14 M.R.S. § 753 (2018), and for dismissal of HWH's…
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