Butler v. N.E.W. Customer Services Companies, Inc.

BY JUDGE DENNIS J. SMITH

Plaintiff Kristen Butler filed this action for defamation against her former employer, N.E.W. Customer Services Companies, Inc., and her former co-worker, Kirsten Calhoon. On April 7, 2006, Judge Gaylord L. Finch overruled Defendants’ Demurrer, ruling that the alleged statements were statements of fact and therefore supported a cause of action for defamation. Defendants noted their objection to the overruling of the Demurrer. Trial on the merits to a jury commenced on January 8, 2007, and Defendants did not re-raise this objection at any point during the trial. On…