James Nichols Asks 6th Circuit To Reinstate Defamation Case Against Filmmaker

James Nichols, the brother of convicted OKC bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, has filed an appeal of the dismissal of his defamation suit against filmmaker Michael Moore. Nichols had argued that Moore’s movie Bowling for Columbine, had defamed him, and had also filed false light and IIED claims against the filmmaker. A lower court dismissed the suit, finding that Moore’s statements were “literarily true.” The court also found that Nichols was a limited purpose public figure and that he had sought the public’s attention for purposes of the controversy. The case is Nichols v. Moore, No. 03-74313 (E.D. Mich., S. Div. Sept. 8, 2005). Read more about the dismissal of the case in an earlier post here.