Harkenrider v. Hochul

How courts have described this case

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• noting that Chapter 93A requires only that “the parties are engaged in more than a minor or insignificant business relationship” [internal quotation marks omitted]
• privilege applies to defamatory statements when \legal action was contemplated when the allegedly defamatory statements were made\
• jury could find violation of c. 93A where defendant claimed that certain privileges to plaintiffs would continue under proposed contract when defendant knew those privileges would terminate
• anti-SLAPP statute did not provide protection for demand letter sent in anticipation of litigation
• judge may adjust fee award to account for prevailing party’s limited success

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).