Legal Opinion
Scholz v. Delp
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 25, 2015PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
In the mid-1970s, Donald Thomas Scholz, a musician, composer, recording engineer, and record producer, founded the rock band “Boston.” After many years playing in the band, Brad Delp, who was its lead singer, committed suicide on March 9, 2007. The Boston Herald, Inc., published three stories regarding Brad’s suicide, written by columnists Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa, who relied on information from Brad’s former wife, Micki Delp,3 and various unnamed “insiders” and “friends.” Scholz filed an action for defamation in the Superior Court against Micki, arguing that the statements made by her and…
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