BRANDOM v. COUPLED PRODUCTS, LLC

No. 92A03-1112-PL-542.

975 N.E.2d 382 (2012)

Janice BRANDOM, Appellant-Defendant, v. COUPLED PRODUCTS, LLC, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

September 21, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Macey , Macey Swanson and Allman, Indianapolis, IN, for Appellant.

Lindsey A. Grossnickle , Matthew R. Shipman , Bloom Gates & Whiteleather, LLP, Columbia City, IN, Michael A. Wilkins , Broyles Kight & Ricafort, P.C., Indianapolis, IN, for Appellee.


OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Janice Brandom's employer, Coupled Products, LLC, sued her for defamation after she made comments to a local newspaper about Coupled. Brandom moved to dismiss pursuant to the "anti-SLAPP" statute, Ind.Code § 34-7-7-5, which is intended to discourage lawsuits brought primarily to chill free speech about issues of public concern. Her motion was denied, and we affirm.1

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