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LI v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO., INC.

No. 71868.

955 S.W.2d 799 (1997)

Dong LI, et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., Defendant/Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.

November 11, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan G. Kimbrell, St. Louis, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Ann E. Buckley, St. Louis, for defendant/respondent.

RHODES RUSSELL, Judge.

Appellants appeal from summary judgment entered in favor of defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife") on their libel claim. The issue is whether alleged defamatory statements, contained in an insurance agent's letter transmitted to the Department of Insurance ("Department"), were relevant to the Department's inquiry into claims of misrepresentation. We find that the statements were relevant, and therefore, were absolutely privileged...

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