Legal Opinion
Janice Brandom v. Coupled Products, LLC
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 21, 2012No. 92A03-1112-PL-542PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAY, Judge.
Janice Brandom’s employer, Coupled Products, LLC, sued her for defamation after she made comments to a local newspaper about Coupled. Brandom moved to dismiss pursuant to the “anti-SLAPP” statute, Ind.Code § 34-7-7-5, which is intended to discourage lawsuits brought primarily to chill free speech about issues of public concern. Her motion was denied, and we affirm.1
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Brandom was an employee of Coupled Products. Coupled’s hourly employees are represented by UAW Local 2049 (“the Local”), and Brandom was chair of the Local’s bargaining committee.…
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