Khokha v. Shahin

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Dr. Inder V.. Khokha appealed and Dr. Salem S. Shahin and Salem S. Shahin, M.D., P.C., a North Dakota Professional Corporation,-cross-appealed from a judgment dismissing Khokha’s defamation action against Shahin after a jury found statements made by Shahin to a patient’s family did not defame Khokha. We hold the district court did not abuse its discretion in its evidentiary rulings and did not err in instructing the jury on qualified privilege. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] Shahin is a urologist who has practiced independently in Williston for nearly 30 years. Khokha is a…