Massachusetts Appeals Court Holds Internet Postings Are Subject to the Single Publication Rule
9/11/20
By: William Gildea The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently decided a case that could have broad implications for online publishers facing defamation suits. The Massachusetts Appeals Court held that in an action for defamation founded on purported defamatory statements on a newspaper’s online website, a claimant may bring “one (and only one) cause of action for defamation…