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GIBSON v. OVERNITE TRANSP. CO.

No. 02-3158.

267 Wis.2d 429 (2003)

2003 WI App 210

671 N.W.2d 388

James M. GIBSON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. OVERNITE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided September 23, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Craig A. Kubiak of Godrey & Kahn, S.C., Appleton.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Carey J. Reed of Law Office of Carey J. Reed, Appleton.

Before Cane, C.J., Hoover, P.J., and Peterson, J.

¶ 1. PETERSON, J.

Overnite Transportation Company appeals a judgment for money damages based upon a jury verdict finding defamation based on negative comments a manager made about former employee James Gibson. Overnite was ordered to pay a total of $283,000 in compensatory and punitive damages. Overnite argues: (1) The defamation action is preempted by the National Labor Relations Act; (2) Gibson did not prove the...

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