Council Member’s Libel Per Se Claim Dismissed by Anti-SLAPP Statute – Morgan v. Mainstreet Newspapers, Inc., A23A0464, 2023 WL 3942117 (Ga. Ct. App. June 12, 2023)
As discussed above, the trial court properly concluded that Mainstreet’s publication fell within the protected categories of OCGA § 9-11-11.1 (c) and that Morgan’s complaint had no probability of success. As such, the trial court properly granted Mainstreet’s motion to dismiss, and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
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