DeFLAVIIS v. LORD & TAYLOR, INC

Plaintiff 1 appeals as of right from the trial court’s order awarding summary disposition to defendant with regard to plaintiff’s unlawful retaliation action brought pursuant to the Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2101 et seq.; MSA 3.548(101) et seq., and plaintiff’s defamation action. We reverse and remand.

Briefly, in 1990, plaintiff was terminated from his position as regional alterations director for defendant, Lord & Taylor, Inc. According to plaintiff, defendant’s stated reason for the termination was that plaintiff had provided free alterations to company executives. Subsequently, plaintiff…