密歇根州底特律市：法官驳回拆除承包商诉市监察长诽谤案 500处市有房产填土污染超标
韦恩县巡回法院法官戴维·艾伦10月21日驳回了底特律拆除承包商盖亚加公司及其首席执行官布赖恩·麦金尼对市监察长办公室提起的诽谤诉讼，裁定监察长办公室及监察长卡茂·马拉布尔依法享有民事豁免权。麦金尼今年5月起诉称，监察长办公室的“虚假和误导性公开声明”摧毁了他经营的这家底特律黑人企业，并索赔超过1亿美元。法官裁定，根据密歇根州保护在其职权范围内行事的政府机构及高级官员的法律，被告免于承担民事责任。监察长办公室自2025年6月接到举报后开始调查盖亚加公司，怀疑其使用未经市政府批准的来源回填拆除后的地块；2025年9月抽检发现其41处拆除房产中有33处污染超标后，市政府暂停了该公司的拆除作业。截至10月30日，市政府检测发现533处市有房产中有500处污染超标，另有数十处私有房产仍在等待检测。监察长办公室表示，截至11月10日调查仍在进行。麦金尼的律师托德·珀金斯11月11日表示正在考虑上诉；底特律市首席律师康拉德·马利特同日对裁决表示欢迎。
Detroit, Michigan: Judge Dismisses Demolition Contractor's Defamation Suit Against City Inspector General; Fill Contamination Above Limits at 500 City-Owned Properties
Wayne County Circuit Judge David Allen on October 21 dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by Detroit demolition contractor Gayanga Company and its CEO Brian McKinney against the city Office of Inspector General, ruling that the office and Inspector General Kamau Marable are protected by civil immunity under the law. McKinney sued in May, claiming the office's "false and misleading public statements" destroyed his Black-owned Detroit business and seeking more than $100 million in damages.
The judge ruled that under Michigan law protecting government agencies and senior officials acting within their authority, the defendants are immune from civil liability. The Inspector General's office began investigating Gayanga in June 2025 after a tip, suspecting the company of using fill from sources not approved by the city to backfill demolished lots; after sampling in September 2025 found contamination above limits at 33 of the company's 41 demolition properties, the city suspended its demolition work. As of October 30, city testing found contamination above limits at 500 of 533 city-owned properties, with dozens of privately owned properties still awaiting testing.
The Inspector General's office said the investigation remained ongoing as of November 10. McKinney's attorney Todd Perkins said on November 11 that he is considering an appeal; Detroit's chief attorney Conrad Mallet welcomed the ruling the same day.
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