BERTSCH v. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AM., LOCAL 4302

No. 16728.

101 Ohio App.3d 186 (1995)

BERTSCH, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 4302, et al., Appellants and Cross-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth District, Summit County.

Decided February 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Hilkert, for appellee and cross-appellant.

Patrick F. Roche and Joyce Goldstein, for appellants and cross-appellees.


QUILLIN, Judge.

The Communications Workers of America, Local 4302 ("the union"), appeals a jury verdict for the plaintiff, Loretta A. Bertsch, on her claims of defamation and invasion of privacy. Bertsch also received punitive damages and attorney fees. Because the trial court incorrectly determined that the statements were not made in the context of a labor dispute and that the standard of "actual malice" did not...

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