Pandya v. Hoerchler

Plaintiff, Raj Pandya, appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants, David Hoerchler and Velsicol Chemical Corporation. Plaintiff argues that there was a genuine issue of material fact precluding summary judgment on count I for defamation and that the trial court improperly struck one paragraph of plaintiff s counteraffidavit in opposition to summary judgment. We affirm.

Count I of plaintiff’s amended complaint was captioned defamation and alleged the following. Plaintiff was an employee of Velsicol, which was a corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing and…