United States Eighth Circuit

Summary judgment was properly granted to defendant on former employee's defamation claim. No publication, under Missouri law, occurred; the allegedly defamatory statements occurred in the regular course of business among persons having a need to know.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/03/2004
• Published 02/03/2004

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Basil L. North, Jr., Kansas City, MO, argued, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brian N. Woolley, argued, Kansas City, MO (David C. Vogel, on the brief), for appellee.