OTTMAN v. FADDEN

No. C6-97-1713.

575 N.W.2d 593 (1998)

Thomas W. OTTMAN, Appellant, v. Wayne FADDEN, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

March 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Tansey, Jr., Mark D. Wisser, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Minneapolis, for appellant.

Margaret K. Savage, Eric J. Rucker, Briggs & Morgan, P.A., Minneapolis, and Ronald P. Kane, Michael A. Kraft, Gomberg Kane & Fischer, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for respondents.

Considered and decided by SHORT, P.J., and AMUNDSON and HARTEN, JJ.


OPINION

SHORT, Judge.

In a common law defamation action brought against a former employer, Thomas W. Ottman argues his claims have only a tenuous link to his employment and thus, are not subject to the compulsory arbitration provision of the securities industry standard U-4 registration agreement. Finding the employer's two allegedly defamatory internal memoranda related to Ottman's professional status and his performance as a stockbroker, the trial court...

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