Watson v. Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A.
Watson v. Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A.
Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff appeals from the circuit court’s order granting the defendants’ sworn motion to strike the plaintiffs complaint — alleging libel and slander, abuse of process, and malicious prosecution — as a sham pleading, and entering final judgment for the defendants. The plaintiff argues the court erred in four respects: (1) striking the complaint as a sham without holding an evidentiary hearing; (2) abusing its discretion in striking the complaint as a sham; (3) finding that the litigation privilege barred the plaintiffs malicious prosecution claim; and (4) finding that the litigation privilege barred the plaintiffs abuse of process claim.
We affirm on grounds one, two, and four without further discussion. On ground three, we recognize that the circuit court
Affirmed.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.