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WENGER v. ACETO

SJC-10065.

451 Mass. 1 (2008)

HAROLD WENGER v. GREGORY J. ACETO.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

March 27, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George C. Rockas (Kara Thorvaldsen with him) for the defendant.

Edward Foye for the plaintiff.

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

GREANEY, J.

The plaintiff, a physician, filed a complaint in the Superior Court seeking damages against the defendant, his former attorney, for malicious prosecution (count one); abuse of process (count two); and violations of G. L. c. 93A (count three). The defendant filed a special motion to dismiss the plaintiff's complaint pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 59H, commonly known as the "anti-SLAPP"1 law. The special motion was denied by...

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