Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 565. Conveyances of Real Property § 565.108

Sec. 8.  A person shall not use the privilege of recording notices under this act for the purpose of slandering the title to land.  In any action brought for the purpose of quieting title to land, if the court finds that any person has filed a claim solely for the purpose of slandering the title to land, the court shall award the plaintiff all the costs of the action, including attorney fees as the court may allow, and in addition, the court shall order the defendant asserting the claim to pay to the plaintiff all damages that the plaintiff may have sustained as the result of the recording of the notice of claim.