Jenkins v. Anderson

Andrews, Judge.

Robert Jenkins, a member of the Snellville City Council, sued Joe Anderson alleging that Anderson made various defamatory statements about him in numerous letters and e-mails sent to several individuals. Anderson filed a motion to dismiss the defamation claims asserting that the statements constituted free speech about public matters that was protected by Georgia’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute, OCGA § 9-11-11.1. Jenkins appeals from the trial court’s order granting the motion to dismiss. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and…