HipSaver, Inc. v. Kiel

Docket NumberSJC-11085
Decision Date13 March 2013

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  • Harrington v. Costello
    • United States
    • Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court
    • April 9, 2014
    ...But a claim for defamation seeks to recover for harm caused by publication of defamatory material, see HipSaver, Inc. v. Kiel, 464 Mass. 517, 522, 984 N.E.2d 755 (2013), citing White v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mass., Inc., 442 Mass. at 66, 809 N.E.2d 1034, and there is no dispute that H......
  • Doe v. Amherst Coll.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Massachusetts
    • February 28, 2017
    ...sustained by a plaintiff as a result of the publication of a false statement about the plaintiff to others." HipSaver, Inc. v. Kiel , 464 Mass. 517, 984 N.E.2d 755, 762 (2013). "Modern defamation law is a complex mixture of common-law rules and constitutional doctrines." Pan Am Sys., Inc. v......
  • Auto Flat Car Crushers, Inc. v. Hanover Ins. Co.
    • United States
    • Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court
    • October 15, 2014
    ...party opposing the motion has no reasonable expectation of proving an essential element of that party's case.” HipSaver, Inc. v. Kiel, 464 Mass. 517, 522, 984 N.E.2d 755 (2013), quoting Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp., 410 Mass. 706, 716, 575 N.E.2d 734 (1991). To be successful, a pla......
  • Thomas v. Town of Chelmsford
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Massachusetts
    • July 25, 2017
    ...and that the defendant was negligent in publishing them in such a way that they could be so understood." HipSaver, Inc. v. Kiel, 464 Mass. 517, 984 N.E.2d 755, 766 (2013) (quoting ELM Med. Lab., Inc. v. RKO Gen., Inc., 403 Mass. 779, 532 N.E.2d 675 (1989) ). An expression of pure opinion ma......
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  • Commercial Disparagement An Increasing Concern In The Age Of Social Media
    • United States
    • Mondaq United States
    • February 28, 2014
    ...to pursue commercial disparagement in the social media age. Widespread Dissemination Exception The plaintiff in Hipsaver Inc. v. Kiel, 464 Mass. 517 (2013), was HipSaver, a company that makes protective pads intended to reduce the risk of hip fracture in the event of a fall. The defendant, ......