Legal Opinion
Rockwell v. Allegheny Health, Education & Research Foundation
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 10, 1998No. 2:98-cv-02204PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOYNER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Paul Rockwell (“Plaintiff’ or “Rockwell”), has brought this action against Defendants, Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation (“the Foundation”), under Count I for violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e), and Gloria F. Donnelly (“Defendant” or “Donnelly”) under Count II for defamation pursuant to 42 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 8343. Before this Court is Defendant Donnelly’s Motion to Dismiss Count II pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). For the following reasons, the motion is denied.
Background
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