BUCHANAN v. STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH

No. C8-97-1499.

573 N.W.2d 733 (1998)

Amy J. BUCHANAN, et al., Appellants, v. MINNESOTA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

February 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick T. Tierney, Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh, P.L.L.P, St. Paul, for appellants.

Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General, James S. Alexander, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, for respondents.

Considered and decided by RANDALL, P.J., TOUSSAINT, C.J., and HOLTAN, J.


OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Appellants challenge the district court's summary judgment award to respondents on appellants' suit for defamation arising from statements made to the media by an employee of the Minnesota Department of Health. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Health Personnel (Personnel) began providing home health care services in northern Minnesota in 1979. Appellant Gerald Buchanan founded the business and in 1992 sold it to his daughter...

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