LIPPARD v. HOLLEMAN

No. COA18-873.

844 S.E.2d 591 (2020)

Kim and Barry LIPPARD, Plaintiffs, v. Larry HOLLEMAN and Alan Hix, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: May 19, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth B. Weinshenker, P.A., Concord, by Seth B. Weinshenker , for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gibbs & Associates Law Firm, LLC, by Seth J. Kraus and E. Bedford Cannon , for defendants-appellees.


Kim Lippard ("Mrs. Lippard") and Barry Lippard ("Mr. Lippard") (together, "Plaintiffs") allege multiple claims of defamation against Larry Holleman ("Holleman") and Alan Hix ("Hix") (together, "Defendants"). The First Amendment does not permit courts to hear defamation claims when they were made during an internal religious dispute...

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