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ARNEJA v. GILDAR

No. 87-481.

541 A.2d 621 (1988)

Harnam S. ARNEJA, Appellant, v. Robert W. GILDAR, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 11, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Barrett Boss, with whom Matthew L. Myers, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

D. Stephenson Schwinn, with whom David P. Durbin and Mary Ann Snow, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, STEADMAN, Associate Judge, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.

GALLAGHER, Senior Judge:

This is an appeal from the trial court's order granting appellee's motion for summary judgment in an action for slander. The trial court ruled that the alleged defamatory statements uttered by appellee were within the scope of absolute privilege, and thereby immune from an action for slander. We affirm.

Both appellant and appellee are attorneys licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia. They were representing opposing parties...

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