Legal Opinion
Helena Chemical Co. v. Uribe
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 8, 2011No. 29,567PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
{1} This appeal tests the defense of absolute immunity against liability for alleged defamatory statements made to news reporters. The immunity asserted is based on absolute privilege. Throughout this opinion, we refer to the immunity and the privilege as “absolute privilege.” Before and after attorney Linda Thomas filed a toxic tort action in Santa Fe County against Helena Chemical Company (Helena) on behalf of Arturo and Pamela Uribe and other plaintiffs, Ms. Thomas and Mrs. Uribe made statements to news reporters that Helena claims, in this separate action, were…
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