Q Clothier v. Twin City Fire Ins

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• holding that the judge was permitted to determine as a factual matter that the defendant had failed to meet his burden to show that the purpose in setting up a litigation Web site was petitioning rather than commercial
• attorney-created Web site describing collection firm’s allegedly illegal business practices was not petitioning, as its purpose was to attract customers, not seek government redress
• “the right to petition may include . .. ‘engaging in peaceful boycotts and demonstrations’ ” (emphasis added
• lawyer’s web site accusing company of fraud, and asking potential clients to contact him, was not petitioning activity
• five types of statements are protected pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 59H
• statements published by defendants on website in hopes of \gaining a tactical advantage in an ongoing legal proceeding\ not petitioning activity, notwithstanding \defendants' self- serving characterization of the Web site as a 'public forum'\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).