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THE CADLE COMPANY v. SCHLICHTMANN

448 Mass. 242 (2007)

THE CADLE COMPANY vs. JAN R. SCHLICHTMANN & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

January 17, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney A. Smolla, of Virginia (Edward J. Juel with him) for the defendants.

Howard M. Cooper (Ian Crawford with him) for the plaintiff.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, SOSMAN, & CORDY, JJ.

GREANEY, J.

We examine in this case the extent to which G. L. c. 231, § 59H, popularly known as the "anti-SLAPP"2 statute, effectively shields one party in an ongoing legal dispute from liability for the publication of allegedly defamatory statements concerning the opposing party. The Cadle Company (Cadle) filed a multi-count complaint in the Superior court seeking damages and declaratory...

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