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DEMPSEY v. HALFORD

No. COA06-1379.

645 S.E.2d 201 (2007)

Robert R. DEMPSEY, Plaintiff, v. Sandra HALFORD and Alison Vanfrank, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 5, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baiba Bourbeau, for plaintiff-appellee.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, by Scott D. MacLatchie, Charlotte, for defendants-appellants.

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

Robert Dempsey ("plaintiff"), a former Polk County EMS paramedic, brought this action for libel and slander against the Polk County EMS director, Sandra Halford, and the Polk County EMS Medical Director, Alison VanFrank (collectively "defendants"). Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, asserting the grounds of public official immunity, qualified privilege and statutory privilege. By order dated 17 July 2006, the trial court denied defendants...

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