Legal Opinion
Wynne v. Creigle
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 14, 2005No. 04-P-335PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGraham, J.
In this appeal, we further consider the scope of petitioning activities protected by the “anti-SLAPP” law, G. L. c. 231, § 59H. The plaintiff, Thomas M. Wynne, Jr., formerly a firefighter for the town of Greenfield, was discharged by the town as the result of an investigation by the Greenfield fire chief into allegations that the plaintiffs behavior was affecting the morale and safe operations of the fire department. The plaintiff later commenced this Superior Court action alleging that the defendant Amy T. Creigle, the surviving spouse of a former Greenfield firefighter, made defamatory…
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