Robinson v. V. D.

Summary

The court held that the denial of a colorable special motion to dismiss under the anti-SLAPP statute is an immediately appealable final judgment because it implicates a substantive right to avoid litigation. It further held that the defendant asserted a colorable claim that statements made during a union grievance process involved petitioning the government and matters of public concern. The plaintiffs' motion to dismiss was denied, and the appeal was transferred to the Appellate Court for further proceedings.