· 2/1/2010
Fustolo v. Hollander
Citations
- 455 Mass. 861
- 920 N.E.2d 837
- 38 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1635
- 2010 Mass. LEXIS 20
How courts have described this case
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- “By its nature, the attorney-client relationship is one in which the attorney expressly represents his or her client and serves as the client agent”
- “While not determinative, a commercial motive may provide evidence that particular statements do not constitute petitioning activity”
- \There is no reason to stretch the anti-SLAPP statute beyond its appropriate boundaries in order to create a level of protection for reporters beyond that to which they are currently entitled under the existing defamation law.\
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Judges: Marshall, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants
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