Tort – SLAPP – Federal preemption
Where defendants in a U.S. District Court suit moved under Maine’s anti-SLAPP statute to dismiss the complaint, the judge erred by not applying the statute.
View ArticleTort – SLAPP – Governmental employees
Where defendants employed by state agencies have moved for summary judgment on a plaintiff’s claims for abuse of process and civil conspiracy, the motion should be allowed pursuant to the Rhode Island...
View ArticleTort – SLAPP – Bidders for town contract
Where a defendant has moved under the anti-SLAPP law to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint, the motion must be denied because the plaintiff’s complaint is not directed at protected speech on the part of...
View ArticleReal property – Condominium – Consent – SLAPP
Where a judge found a plaintiff owner of a condominium unit needed the unanimous approval of all other unit owners in order to construct his proposed expansion, that ruling was proper under the...
View ArticleCivil practice – SLAPP – Counterclaim
Where a defendant quarry owner has asserted a counterclaim against plaintiff homeowners, the counterclaim must be dismissed pursuant to the Rhode Island Limits on Strategic Litigation Against Public...
View ArticleAppeals – Counsel fees – SLAPP
Where defendants prevailed on appeal on their anti-SLAPP counterclaim, they may be awarded counsel fees incurred during the course of the appeal despite not requesting fees from the Rhode Island...
View ArticleAttorneys – Fees – Appeal – SLAPP
Where a judgment of dismissal pursuant to the anti-SLAPP statute has been affirmed on appeal, the defendants’ request for appellate counsel fees should be granted but only in the amount of $8,924.60....
View ArticleAttorneys – Fees – SLAPP
Where defendants were awarded $8,924.60 in counsel fees incurred in an appeal involving a plaintiff’s attempt to expand his condominium unit, the fee award must be affirmed, as (1) the Superior Court...
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