Ramunno v. Cawley

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• holding that where a complaint fails to state a claim as to an underlying tort, a civil conspiracy claim must be dismissed
• determining that the alleged defamatory statements could reasonably be understood as implying the plaintiff owned a sizable amount of substandard rental housing
• explaining that “civil conspiracy is not an independent cause of action . . . it must arise from some underlying wrong”
• determining that the alleged defamatory statements could reasonably be understood as implying the plaintiff owned a sizable amount of substandard rental housing
• stating that a court reviewing a motion to dismiss should “ignore conclusory allegations that lack specific supporting factual allegations”
• stating that the Superior Court failed to give proper inferences and improperly substituted its own views for that of the fact-finder, and reversing because the Superior Court “strayed from the time-honored rules governing motions to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6

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