Legal Opinion
Thomas M. Cooley Law School v. Kurzon Strauss, LLP
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2014No. 13-2317PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Thomas M. Cooley Law School claims that defendants Kurzon Strauss, LLP, David Anziska, and Jesse Strauss published defamatory statements regarding plaintiffs institution, causing $17 million in damages. In granting defendants’ motions for summary judgment, the district court held that plaintiff was a limited-purpose public figure and that the record would not allow a reasonable jury to conclude that defendants published the challenged statements with actual malice. We agree and affirm.
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Plaintiff Thomas M. Cooley Law School is a non-profit law school…
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