ZELLINGER v. AMALGAMATED CLOTHING

No. 28,127-CA.

683 So.2d 726 (1996)

James A. ZELLINGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMALGAMATED CLOTHING, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Opinion on Limited Grant of Rehearing June 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Madeleine Slaughter, James A. Zellinger, in pro. per.

Robein, Urann & Lurye by Louis L. Robein, Jr., Metairie, Andrea F. Hoeschen, Jefferson, for Appellees.

Before SEXTON, HIGHTOWER and STEWART, JJ.


STEWART, Judge.

The plaintiff, James Zellinger, filed a defamation action against Amalgamated Clothing Textile Workers Union, Inc. (ACTWU), Joan Suarez, the Regional Manager of the union, and Mike Hoagland, a member of the union. The defendants subsequently filed a motion for summary judgment. The trial court, finding no genuine issue of material fact, held that the publications made by members of the union were privileged communications, and thus the parties who...

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