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SULLIVAN v. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSP.

995 S.W.2d 569 (1999)

Karen SULLIVAN, Appellee, v. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

July 12, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul E. Prather, Steven W. Likens, Kiesewetter, Wise, Kaplan, Schwimmer & Prather, PLC, Memphis, for Appellant.

Stephen H. Biller, Sara L. Hall, Memphis, for Appellee.

OPINION

ANDERSON, C.J.

We granted the appeal in this defamation case to determine whether the element of publication is satisfied when an employee is compelled to disclose to a prospective employer the reason given for termination by a former employer. The trial granted summary judgment to defendants, concluding that the plaintiff self-published statements failed to satisfy the publication element of defamation. The Court of Appeals reversed, adopting the...

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