Buchanan v. Minnesota State Department of Health

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Appellants challenge the district court’s summary judgment award to respondents on appellants’ suit for defamation arising from statements made to the media by an employee of the Minnesota Department of Health. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Health Personnel (Personnel) began providing home health care services in northern Minnesota in 1979. Appellant Gerald Buchanan founded the business and in 1992 sold it to his daughter, appellant Amy Buchanan.

Personnel, previously a registered home care provider, received a provisional home care provider license in 1993 from the Minnesota…