A legal battle is unfolding as a Montana-based intellectual property attorney and his wife have asked a Michigan federal judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against them by a cannabis company. The lawsuit alleges that the couple spread false information about the business both on social media and through communications with Michigan cannabis authorities. The attorney and his wife argue that the lawsuit should not proceed as the claims are, they assert, time-barred under applicable statutes. For additional context, the arguments presented by the couple hinge on the alleged expiration of the legal timeframe within which the lawsuit could validly be initiated.
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