October 2021

Michigan Court Rejects Defamation and Related Claims Against Independent Investigative Journalists

By Brian D. Wassom

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter October 2021

TOPICS : Defamation

The case demonstrates that, even in the absence of an anti-SLAPP statute, Michigan courts can be persuaded to immediately dispose of bogus attempts to chill unwanted reporting.

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