Plaintiffs allege, inter alia, that defendants defamed them by accusing them, at a real estate closing at which third parties were present, of signing and filing a perjurious and fraudulent probate petition. The defamatory statements and allegations of malice set forth in the complaint were sufficient to state a claim for slander per se. Although allegations of malice may not rest on mere surmise and conjecture, on a motion to dismiss, plaintiffs are not obligated to show...
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