Starobin v. Northridge Lakes Development Co.

This appeal is from an order granting defendants’ motion to dismiss four claims of a complaint for libel and slander on the ground that each of the claims failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. 1 There are two issues presented on appeal: are the defendants’ alleged communications capable of a defamatory meaning; and is the claim for slander insufficient because there is no allegation of special damages. We conclude that the complaint states claims for libel and slander, and we reverse the order of the circuit court.

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Because this is an appeal from an order granting a motion…