Compuware Corp. v. Moody's Investors Services, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FEIKENS, District Judge.
Defendant Moody’s Investors Services (Moody’s) moves for summary judgment on both the defamation and breach of contract counts brought by Plaintiff Compu-ware Corp. (Compuware). At my direction, Defendant’s motion is limited to the issue of whether Compuware can show the required element of actual malice, and for the purpose of this motion, I assume that Compuware can successfully show all other elements, including that the statements in dispute meet the legal requirements for falsity. Compuware argues that it can provide sufficient evidence of actual…
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