Legal Opinion
Chiulli v. Liberty Mutual Insurance, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 2, 2015No. AC 14-P-430PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatzmann, J.
The defendant, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Inc. (Liberty), appeals from the denial by a Superior Court judge of a special motion to dismiss pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 59H, the anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) statute, enacted to protect the constitutional rights of ordinary citizens to petition the government to redress their grievances. 2 The plaintiff, Robert Chiulli, having secured a large jury verdict against Liberty’s insured, filed the instant lawsuit alleging that the defendant had violated G. L. c. 93A and G. L. c. 176D by engaging in unfair and deceptive…
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- Clegg v. ButlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Fabre v. WaltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Hopkins v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
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