Saye v. Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Bernes, Judge.

Catherine C. Saye sued Deloitte & Touche, LLP for libel, slander, and tortious interference with business and employment relations based upon statements that a partner of Deloitte made to her employer. The trial court dismissed her claims after concluding that the alleged defamatory statements were inactionable privileged communications that had not been published. Because we find that the privilege protecting Deloitte remains dependent upon a finding that the statements were made without malice and that the publication element of the defamation claims was met, we reverse.

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