McKEE v. LAURION

No. A11-1154.

825 N.W.2d 725 (2013)

David McKEE, M.D., Respondent, v. Dennis K. LAURION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

January 30, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall H. Tanick , Teresa J. Ayling , Hellmuth & Johnson, PLLC, Edina, Minnesota, for respondent.

John D. Kelly , David L. Tilden , Hanft Fride, P.A., Duluth, Minnesota, for appellant.


OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

This case presents the narrow question of whether the court of appeals erred in concluding that six allegedly defamatory statements made by appellant Dennis Laurion regarding an encounter with respondent David McKee, M.D., survive summary judgment. We hold that none of the six statements is actionable either (1) because there is no genuine issue of material fact as to the falsity of the statements or (2) because the statements are...

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