Andrew Anderson v. Jerry v. Durant, Jerry v. Durant, Inc. D/B/A Durant Toyota and D/B/A Jerry Durant Toyota, Jerry Durant Hyundai, LLC, Doyle Maynard, and Robert G. Cote, Sr., Gary Michael Deere, Jerry Rash, and Elliot "scooter" Michelson

After a decade of successful employment with Jerry Durant Auto Group, Andrew Anderson's employer offered him an oral deal to "buy in" to the business in exchange for undertaking management of two underperforming automobile dealerships. What seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime soon became Anderson's nightmare after he was falsely accused of taking illegal kickbacks on used-car acquisitions and lost his job. Rumors of Anderson's alleged misdeeds quickly spread in the closely connected auto industry, and Anderson, who was unemployed for months, was unable to obtain comparable employment.…