Murphy v. Rosen

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of the plaintiff’s defamation action under Connecticut’s anti-SLAPP statute because the plaintiff waived any challenge to the defendant’s initial showing and failed to establish probable cause that he would prevail. It held that calling someone a “white supremacist,” without more, was nonactionable opinion in the context of heated political exchanges because the characterization lacked objective verifiability and did not imply undisclosed defamatory facts. The court also affirmed the award of attorney’s fees and costs and upheld the denial of reconsideration.