PATRIOT GROUP, LLC v. EDMANDS

No. 17-P-1397.

96 Mass. App. Ct. 478 (2019)

THE PATRIOT GROUP, LLC, v. BRUCE W. EDMANDS & another.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

November 13, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack I. Siegal , for plaintiff.

Michael J. Stone , ( Steven DiCairano , also present) for the defendants.

Present: BLAKE, WENDLANDT, & McDONOUGH, JJ.


In this case, we address a Superior Court judgment dismissing an otherwise well-pleaded complaint for defamation against an attorney and his law firm by applying the so-called absolute "litigation privilege." Concluding that the litigation privilege — which is essentially a complete defense to defamation claims — has...

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