Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Willis
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 7, 2019No. Docket: Ken-18-318PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
[¶1] Daniel R. Lawson appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Murphy, J. ) dismissing his defamation action against his former supervisor, Debby Willis, for failure to state a claim pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Lawson contends that the court erred in its determination that Willis was immune from liability pursuant to the Maine Tort Claims Act, 14 M.R.S. § 8111(1)(C) (2018). We affirm the judgment.
I. CASE HISTORY
[¶2] Lawson alleges the following facts in his complaint, which we view as admitted for the purposes of this appeal.
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