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MOE v. WISE

Nos. 20050-3-II, 20837-7-II.

978 P.2d 520 (1999)

Howard I. MOE and Margaret R. Moe, husband and wife, Appellants, v. Joseph E. WISE and "Jane Doe" Wise, husband and wife, Defendants, Arnold B. Robbins and "Jane Doe" Robbins, husband and wife, Respondents and Cross Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

June 3, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Lynn Solan, Thomas Avery Brown, Brown, Lewis, Janhunen & Spencer, Aberdeen, Timothy James Parker, James Elliot Lobsenz, Carney Badley Smith Spellman, for Appellants.

Thomas Joseph West, Heidi Nuss Imhof, Thompson Krilich et al., Tacoma, for Respondents.

SEINFELD, J.

Howard Moe appeals the trial court's dismissal of his defamation action against defendant Arnold Robbins, the attorney for a business in Chapter 11. The trial court held that the "common interest" qualified privilege protected Robbins's allegedly defamatory communication about Moe's role in the business's financial losses. The trial court further found no abuse of that privilege. Holding that a Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

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