Rickenbacker v. Coffey

COZORT, Judge.

Plaintiff is a dentist who was a potential expert witness in a malpractice action. Defendant was a dentist who treated the patient after the alleged malpractice occurred. Plaintiff sued defendant for defamation, alleging that defendant made slanderous statements about plaintiff to an attorney representing the alleged malpractice patient during a pre-deposition conference. The trial court granted summary judgment for defendant. Finding defendant’s statements to be absolutely privileged, we affirm.

The case below arose in the course of an action in which Bernard and Barbara…