| Docket # | SJC-10485 |
| Date | November 2, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
Summary (prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Petitioning Activity-- This appeal arises out of a defamation action by a real estate developer against a newspaper writer where the defendant claimed that her writings constituted protected petitioning activities under the anti-SLAPP statute. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk County Superior Court, Justice Geraldine S. Hines |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Hollander: Harvey S. Shapiro |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Fustolo: Bruce W. Edmands, Sandy Seyoung Shen |