Feb 14, 2017 - Court affirms that BP oil spill bloggers are protected by state statute

Court affirms that BP oil spill bloggers are protected by state statute ...

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Feb 14, 2017 - Court affirms that BP oil spill bloggers are protected by state statute ... The ACLU of Massachusetts advocated for the anti-SLAPP statute to prevent people from being afraid to ... For the SJC's decision in Cardno Chemrisk v.

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The ACLU of Massachusetts hails the Supreme Judicial Court’s ruling today, which holds that two bloggers, sued for defamation by the scientific consulting firm Cardno Chemrisk, were protected by the state’s anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute, from being sued by the firm.

The unanimous decision in Cardno Chemrisk v. Foytlin held that the firm could not sue bloggers Cherri Foytlin and Karen Savage because their critical Huffington Post piece about Cardno Chemrisk’s work related to the BP oil spill was reasonably based in fact. “The ruling is an important and timely reaffirmation of the right to petition the government,” said Sarah Wunsch, deputy legal director for the ACLU of Massachusetts.

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