School City of Hammond District v. Chad Rueth

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Riley, Judge.

Appellant-Defendant, School City of Hammond District (the District), appeals the trial court’s entry of judgment pursuant to a jury verdict in favor of Appellee-Plaintiff, Chad M. Rueth (Rueth), on his claims of defamation and blacklisting.

We reverse.

ISSUES

The District raises nine issues on appeal, two of which we find dispositive and which we restate as follows:(1) Whether there is sufficient evidence to sustain the jury’s verdict against the District for defamation; and(2) Whether there is sufficient evidence to sustain the jury’s verdict against the…