HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Pamela URIBE, Linda Thomas, individually and as representative of Thomas & Wan, L.L.P., and Thomas & Wan, L.L.P., Defendants-Appellees, and
Arturo Uribe, Defendant.
Court of Appeals of New Mexico.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
March 30, 2011.
Certiorari Granted, June 8, 2011, Nos. 32,985, 32,987.
Juarez Law Office, Luis B. Juarez , Las Vegas, NM, Freedman, Boyd, Hollander, Goldberg, Ives & Duncan, P.A., Sara Berger , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee Pamela Uribe.
Law Office of Jack Brant, P.C., Jack Brant , Albuquerque, NM, Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Charles K. Purcell , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees Linda Thomas and Thomas & Wan, L.L.P.
Court of Appeals of New Mexico.
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
{1} This appeal tests the defense of absolute immunity against liability for alleged defamatory statements made to news reporters. The immunity asserted is based on absolute privilege. Throughout this opinion, we refer to the immunity and the privilege as "absolute privilege." Before and after attorney Linda Thomas filed a toxic tort action in Santa Fe County against Helena Chemical Company (Helena) on behalf of Arturo...
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