The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant summary disposition in favor of Defendants, an attorney and his law firm.  The Court reasoned that Defendants were immune from tort liability when speaking to the State Bar of Michigan’s character-and-fitness committee regarding Plaintiff, a law school graduate, even if their statements could have been false or misleading.

The trial court properly dismissed the plaintiff-teacher’s constructive discharge claim against the defendant-school district and its human resources director because the teacher’s resignation was “voluntary,” the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.