Former chairman’s lawsuit against MassGOP and party leaders dismissed

In a victory for the current leaders of the MassGOP and the state party itself, their motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an ousted former chairman over alleged wrongdoing by the party’s treasurer and new chairwoman were accepted by a Superior Court Judge on Tuesday, bringing a close — for now — to a years-long saga of Republican infighting. The lawsuit, filed by former MassGOP Chairman Jim Lyons and 22 other party committee members against the party, Chairwoman Amy Carnevale, and party Treasurer Patrick Crowley, alleged “intentional interference with...