A company that failed to verify information about a fired employee before giving it to the police cannot rely on a qualified privilege in a motion to dismiss, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
A three-judge panel reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a defamation action and ruled that discovery can proceed, Boyd v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 99-7578.
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