Legal Opinion
Wainwright v. Tyler
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 27, 2018No. 52,083–CAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGarrett, J.
The plaintiffs, Michael H. Wainwright and T. Scott Pernici, filed a defamation suit against the defendants, Ollie Tyler, Mayor of Shreveport, and Brian Crawford, Chief Administrative Officer for Shreveport. The defendants filed a special motion to strike the petition under La. C.C.P. art. 971, which was granted by the trial court. The petition was stricken and the defendants were also awarded attorney fees. The plaintiffs appeal. For the following reasons, we affirm.
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