Legal Opinion
The Estate of Richard A. Mayer, and Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty v. Lax, Inc., and David Lasco
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 7, 2013No. 37A03-1207-PL-323PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARNES, Judge.
Case Summary
The Estate of Richard Mayer ("the Estate") and the law firm of Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty, P.C. ("Spangler Jennings") appeal the trial court's denial of their motion for summary judgment against Lax, Inc., and David Lasco. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
Issues
The dispositive issues we address are:
I. whether statements made by Mayer in counterclaims filed against Lax and Lasco were absolutely privileged and thus cannot support Lax and Laseo's claims for defamation, abuse of process, malicious prosecution, negligent supervision and/or…
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