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January 28, 2021
A lawsuit has been dropped against four former employees of a Howell-based restaurant group.
Adam Merkel owns Diamonds, Cello, and the Silver Pig in downtown Howell, as well as a Royal Oak venture. In May of last year, he filed a lawsuit against four former employees for defamation and comments they made on social media concerning how his restaurants handled the COVID-19 shutdown.
The suit, which had sought a minimum of $25,000 in damages, was dismissed earlier this month by Livingston County Circuit Court Judge Michael Hatty. Merkelâs attorney Bryan Marcus tells WHMI that the decision to drop the litigation was made because no further public statements had been made by the former employees. However, he noted that it was dismissed without prejudice, which means it can be refiled any time.