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ALLEN v. ORTEZ

No. 890098.

802 P.2d 1307 (1990)

Jalene Ortez ALLEN and Lynn Allen, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Raymond ORTEZ, aka Ray Ortez, Sheila Ortez, Lucinda A. Rasmussen, Karen Platis, and Primary Children's Medical Center, a part of Intermountain Health Care Corp., a corporation, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 6, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George H. Searle, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Charles W. Dahlquist, II, Sherene T. Dillon, Salt Lake City, for defendants and appellees.

ZIMMERMAN, Justice.

Plaintiffs Jalene Ortez Allen and Lynn Allen appeal from an order of the Third Judicial District Court granting summary judgment in favor of defendants Lucinda Rasmussen, Karen Platis, and Primary Children's Medical Center and dismissing plaintiffs' libel action. The trial court held that all three of the allegedly libelous communications were entitled to qualified immunity under Utah's child abuse reporting statutes. See Utah Code Ann....

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