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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Hoffman v. Davenport-Metcalf, 851 A.2d 1083 (2004)

Citation
Hoffman v. Davenport-Metcalf, 851 A.2d 1083 (2004)
Parent Document
Hoffman v. Davenport-Metcalf, 851 A.2d 1083 (2004)
Jurisdiction
Rhode Island (state)
Effective Date
2004-06-21

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Here, plaintiffs’ complaint alleging retaliation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, abuse of process and malicious prosecution, is predicated upon the eviction complaint, the criminal complaints, and presumably Ms. Davenport-Metcalfs complaint for libel, slander, and emotional distress.4 We are not convinced that these causes of action involve issues of public concern sufficient to invoke the provisions of the anti-SLAPP statute. Nor are we persuaded that these are the types of activities that the Legislature intended to protect in enacting the law, and we decline to extend the purview of the antirSLAPP statute to encompass these private causes of action and criminal complaints.