BREAKING! Thomas Cooley Law School Fights Back And Sues a Law Firm and Four 'John Does'All Education Matters

BREAKING! Thomas Cooley Law School Fights Back And Sues a Law Firm and Four 'John Does'

A few months ago I relayed information about Thomas M. Cooley Law School. It was from a little bird named Ch. Burns. The school has now filed two lawsuits, claiming that their reputation has been damaged by Ch. Burns and three other "John Does." The other lawsuit is against a New York City Law Firm. The suits (see here and here) were filed in Ingham County (Michigan) Circuit Court. Jesse Strauss and David Anziska are the two attorneys at Kurzon Strauss who have been accused of defaming the school.

When asked about the lawsuit, Anziska stated, "This is one of the most ridiculous, absurd lawsuits filed in recent memory."

When I first wrote about the allegations that Burns sent to me, the associate dean of legal affairs and general counsel, James Thelen, at Cooley insisted that I remove my posts. After I spoke with my own legal counsel, I refused to remove any of my earlier posts. But - and as requested by Thelen - I did post his letter to me.

In that note, Thelen wrote:

Your report regarding Thomas M. Cooley Law School is, at best, false and misleading; at worst, it is defamatory and actionable. A simple Google search would have demonstrated that the defamatory material passed off as truth – admittedly by your own “hunch” – is nothing but a regurgitated Internet rumor circulated and discredited months ago. (I’ve reviewed too your Twitter feed regarding these allegations, which is stated as fact and is thus defamatory as well.)

He continued:

You should immediately remove these defamatory postings from your “All Education Matters” blog page, as well as from your Twitter feed and any other site that you control. I also expect that you will post an appropriate statement of the reason for your retractions.