Legal Opinion
Columbia First Bank v. Ferguson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 28, 1995No. 93-CV-1442, 93-CV-1527PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Columbia First Bank appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on one of two defamation claims brought by one of its former employees, Connaelia Ferguson. The trial court granted the bank’s motion for judgment n.o.v. with regard to the other claim, and Ms. Ferguson appeals from that decision. We must decide whether the allegedly defamatory communications were protected by a qualified privilege and, if so, whether Ferguson produced sufficient evidence of malice to overcome the privilege. We hold that the communications…
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