Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 5/2/2001
Morse Bros., Inc. v. Webster
Citations
- 2001 ME 70
- 772 A.2d 842
- 2001 Me. LEXIS 76
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “SLAPP litigation, generally, is litigation without merit filed to dissuade or punish the exercise of First Amendment rights of defendants.”
- “Because winning is not a SLAPP plaintiff’s primary motivation, defendants’ traditional safeguards against meritless actions[] (suits for malicious prosecution and abuse of process, requests for sanctions) are inadequate to counter SLAPPs.” (quotation marks omitted)
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Judges: Wathen, Clifford, Dana, Saufley, Alexander, Calkins
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35 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Jarrow Formulas, Inc. v. LaMarcheCalifornia Supreme Court· 2003-08-18· cited 532×
- Godin v. SchencksFirst Circuit· 2010-12-22· cited 128×
- Flaherty v. MutherSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2011-03-22· cited 79×
- Schelling v. LindellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2008-03-20· cited 63×
- Nader v. Maine Democratic PartySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2012-04-19· cited 61×
- Maietta Construction, Inc. v. WainwrightSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2004-04-15· cited 49×
- Dana Desjardins v. Michael ReynoldsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2017-05-18· cited 43×
- Ralph Nader v. Maine Democratic PartySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2013-05-23· cited 32×
- Norman Gaudette v. Terry M. DavisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2017-05-09· cited 26×
- United States v. CarterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2002-06-25· cited 22×
- Camden National Bank v. Ilene F. WeintraubSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2016-07-07· cited 21×
- Sanborn v. SanbornSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2005-08-05· cited 18×
- Town of Madawaska v. Richard CayerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2014-11-04· cited 17×
- In Re Bailey M.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2002-01-28· cited 16×
- John P. Thurlow v. Zakia C. NelsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2021-11-23· cited 16×
- Gaudette v. Mainely Media, LLCSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2017-05-09· cited 15×
- Phyllis Bradbury v. City of EastportSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2013-08-01· cited 14×
- State v. MaineHealthSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2011-11-17· cited 11×
- Ann Salerno v. Spectrum Medical Group, P.A.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2019-08-20· cited 9×
- Neal L. Weinstein v. Old Orchard Beach Family Dentistry, LLCSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2022-03-08· cited 9×
Cites
26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Duracraft Corp. v. Holmes Products Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-03-25· cited 245×
- Church of Scientology v. WollersheimCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1996-02-01· cited 209×
- Lafayette Morehouse, Inc. v. Chronicle Publishing Co.California Court of Appeal· 1995-08-09· cited 130×
- Kenny v. Department of Human ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1999-11-10· cited 102×
- Vittands v. SudduthMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-06-15· cited 89×
- Sierra Club Foundation v. GrahamCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1999-06-10· cited 88×
- Protect Our Mountain Environment, Inc. v. District Court in & for the County of JeffersonSupreme Court of Colorado· 1984-02-21· cited 78×
- State v. BleylSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1981-09-29· cited 73×
- Department of Human Services v. LowatchieSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1990-01-30· cited 61×
- Pepperell Trust Co. v. Mountain Heir Financial Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1998-03-05· cited 61×
- Webb v. HaasSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1999-05-13· cited 48×
- Dixon v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1994-11-30· cited 47×
- Jenness v. NickersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1994-02-15· cited 46×
- State v. Maine State Employees Ass'nSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1984-10-05· cited 46×
- Hometown Properties, Inc. v. FlemingSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 1996-06-25· cited 44×
- Donovan v. GardnerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-12-21· cited 44×
- In Re Erica B.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1987-01-22· cited 29×
- Palmer Development Corp. v. GordonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1999-02-01· cited 28×
- Royal Insurance Co. v. PinetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2000-08-10· cited 22×
- Pratt v. OttumSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2000-11-27· cited 18×
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