in Re David Powell and Double 09 Ranch, L.L.C.

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• Anti-SLAPP motion granted where verified complaint stated malicious prosecution and abuse of process claims arose from petitioning activity, and all other conduct alleged only pertained to c. 93A claim
• attorney’s filing of criminal complaint against former client for larceny by check was petitioning
• “A SLAPP suit generally has no merit; the plaintiffs objective is not to win, but to ‘use litigation to intimidate opponent’s exercise of rights of petitioning and speech . . .’ ”
• hospital's failure to comply with court order showed abuse of civil commitment process
• error of law alone does not render petitioning devoid of any legal basis
• plaintiff’s complaint based on statements to court

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).