THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL v. KURZON STRAUSS, LLP

No. 13-2317.

759 F.3d 522 (2014)

THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KURZON STRAUSS, LLP; David Anziska; Jesse Strauss, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: July 2, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michael P. Coakley , Miller Canfield , Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. David Anziska , Law Offices of David Anziska, Brooklyn, New York, for Appellee Anziska.

Jesse Strauss , Strauss Law PLLC, New York, New York, for Appellees Kurzon and Strauss. ON BRIEF: Michael P. Coakley , Brad H. Sysol , Paul D. Hudson , Miller Canfield , Paddock And Stone, P.L.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.

David Anziska , Law Offices of David Anziska, Brooklyn, New York, for Appellee Anziska. Jesse Strauss , Strauss Law PLLC, New York, New York, for Appellees Kurzon and Strauss.

Before: DAUGHTREY, McKEAGUE, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.


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 plaintiff's 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...

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