6 Massachusetts opinions name it 2 courts 1996–2025 3 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Massachusetts courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Nelson v. Salem State Collegegreen1 sentence2025They further asserted that, as public officials, they were entitled to common-law immunity because the complaint lacked allegations demonstrating that they "acted in bad faith or with malice." Nelson v. Salem State College, 446 Mass. 525, 538 (2006). | 1 | 1 |
Fabre v. Waltongreen1 sentence2025While it is true that the denial of a motion to dismiss is typically not appealable, Fabre v. Walton, 436 Mass. 517, 521 (2002), S.C., 441 Mass. 9 (2004), in this case, "there is already one question properly before the court that must be decided in any event," and the actual malice issue "is fully developed in the record, extensively argued by the parties, and certain to reappear in later stages" of litigation, Maxwell v. AIG Dom. | 1 | 1 |
Weiler v. PortfolioScope, Inc.green1 sentence2023To state a claim for intentional interference with contractual relations, a party must allege facts plausibly suggesting that: “(1) [it] had a contract with a third party; (2) the defendant knowingly induced the third party to break that contract; (3) the defendant’s interference, in addition to being intentional, was improper in motive or means; and (4) the plaintiff was harmed by the defendant's actions.” Weiler v. PortfolioScope, Inc., 469 Mass. 75, 84 (2014), quoting G.S. | 1 | 1 |
Owen v. Williamsgreen1 sentence2021See Owen v. Williams, 322 Mass. 356, 361-62 (1948) (advantageous relationship is “an existing or even a probable future business relationship from which there is a reasonable expectancy of financial benefit”). -11- covenant in order to solicit competitor’s clients “can give rise to an intentional interference claim”); Protege Software Servs., Inc. v. Colameta, 2012 Mass. Super. | 1 | 1 |
Williams v. Commonwealth Limousine Service, Inc.green1 sentence2006See Williams v. Commonwealth Limousine Serv., 9 Mass. L. | 1 | 1 |
Weber v. Community Teamwork, Inc.green1 sentence2002See Weber, 434 Mass. at 782 ; King, 418 Mass. at 587 ; Boothby, Inc., 414 Mass. at 487 . | 1 | 1 |
Tosti v. Ayikgreen1 sentence1996Although Tosti v. Ayik, 386 Mass. 721, 728 (1982), held that an intentional interference claim was not pre-empted, that ruling was based on the fact that the activity complained of — the circulation of defamatory material— might not have been actionable under the NLRA. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Fabre v. Walton
green
1 sentence2025While it is true that the denial of a motion to dismiss is typically not appealable, Fabre v. Walton, 436 Mass. 517, 521 (2002), S.C., 441 Mass. 9 (2004), in this case, "there is already one question properly before the court that must be decided in any event," and the actual malice issue "is fully developed in the record, extensively argued by the parties, and certain to reappear in later stages" of litigation, Maxwell v. AIG Dom. | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Estate of Moulton v. Puopolo
green
1 sentence2025Additionally, as discussed further below, the question of Muster's actual malice for purposes of the intentional interference claim and the question of her malice for purposes of common-law immunity are "intertwined." Estate of Moulton v. Puopolo, 467 Mass. 478 , 491 n.18 (2014). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Boothby v. Texon, Inc.
green
1 sentence2002See Weber, 434 Mass. at 782 ; King, 418 Mass. at 587 ; Boothby, Inc., 414 Mass. at 487 . | 1 | 2002–2002 |
King v. Driscoll
green
1 sentence2002See Weber, 434 Mass. at 782 ; King, 418 Mass. at 587 ; Boothby, Inc., 414 Mass. at 487 . | 1 | 2002–2002 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.