Schrader v. Eli Lilly and Co.

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Paul Steven Schrader, Steven L. Dunbar, Glenn E. Lawson, Ralph Bodle, and Francis Behler appeal from the grant of summary judgment in favor of their fo.mer employer, Eli Lilly and Company, in their defamation suit. They allege the following errors:

I. Did the trial court commit error in granting Summary Judgment to Eli Lilly and Company ("Lilly") on the basis that intracompany transfers of information concerning allegations of theft against employees as communicated to management personnel and to fellow employees did not constitute a "publication" as required by Indiana law in…