Brockman v. Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors Corp.

CASE SUMMARY

Buchanan, J.

Plaintiff-Appellant James A. Brockman (Brockman) appeals from a judgment on the evidence in a defamation action brought by him against Defendant-Appellee Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors Corporation (Allison), claiming error because the defamation was actionable per se; there was an unprivileged publication of a defamatory statement to a third party; and that even if the utterance were qualifiedly privileged, there was evidence of malice.

We affirm.

FACTS

The facts and evidence most favorable to the trial court’s judgment are:

Brockman was employed by…