STATE COURT DISMISSES PLAINTIFF’S DEFAMATION CLAIM ON THE BASIS OF GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY
Published: August 15, 2011
On August 15, 2011, the Genesee County Circuit Court denied Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration and affirmed its July 18, 2011 dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed against a Clayton Township Trustee. The Court ruled that because the allegedly defamatory comments were uttered by sitting member of the Township’s Board of Trustees at a open public meeting and pertained to a personnel matter, the Trustee was protected by governmental immunity. The trustee was defended by McGraw Morris P.C. attorneys Thomas J. McGraw and Christopher J. Raiti.
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