Wollam v. Brandt

Plaintiff appeals the grant of summary judgment to defendant Brandt in an action stemming from an employment dispute. Plaintiff initially brought the action against Brandt, Brandt’s law firm, Deborah Cathers, Richard Powell, Chehalem Youth and Family Services (CYFS) and Friends of Chehalem House, Inc. Brandt moved for summary judgment as to the counts against him — invasion of privacy, interference with contract and defamation — on the ground that the act on which those counts were based was absolutely privileged. Following the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Brandt, plaintiff…