DEVER v. WARD

No. 16-P-817.

92 Mass. App. Ct. 175 (2017)

JAMES DEVER v. DAVID L. WARD & others.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

September 7, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Dougherty, III , for the plaintiff.

Curtis B. Dooling for Aaron Foley & others.

Timothy M. Pomarole for David L. Ward & others.

Present: GREEN, MASSING, & SHIN, JJ.


The plaintiff, James Dever, appeals from an order allowing the defendants' special motion to dismiss his amended complaint under the "anti-SLAPP" statute. See G. L. c. 231, § 59H, inserted by St. 1994, c. 283, § 1. Although we conclude that the Superior Court judge did not err or abuse his discretion in allowing the special...

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