WILSON v. WEIGHT WATCHERS

No. C8-90-2256.

474 N.W.2d 380 (1991)

LaDonna C. WILSON, Respondent, v. WEIGHT WATCHERS OF UPPER MIDWEST, INC., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied October 16, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Chase, Schway & Chase, St. Paul, for respondent.

Katherine L. MacKinnon, Lindsay G. Arthur, Jr., Arthur, Chapman & McDonough, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Considered and decided by RANDALL, P.J., and HUSPENI and SCHUMACHER, JJ.


OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Weight Watchers of the Upper Midwest, Inc. (Weight Watchers), appeals from the denial of its motion for Judgment Not Withstanding the Verdict (JNOV) following a jury trial for defamation. Appellant argues its statements to respondent should have been insulated from liability by a qualified privilege. Appellant also contends that JNOV should have been entered in its favor because it was not foreseeable that respondent would be compelled...

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