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ANDERSON v. HEBERT

No. 2010AP1992.

798 N.W.2d 275 (2011)

2011 WI App 56

Gene ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Duane HEBERT and County of Barron, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed March 15, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Peter M. Reinhardt and Bridget M. Finke of Bakke Norman, S.C., Menomonie.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Oyvind Wistrom and James R. Scott of Lindner & Marsack, S.C., Milwaukee.

Before HOOVER, P.J., PETERSON and BRUNNER, JJ.

PETERSON, J.

¶ 1 Gene Anderson is a former employee of Barron County. He claims that, after he left his employment, Duane Hebert, the county administrator, defamed him. The circuit court concluded Anderson's exclusive remedy was under the Worker's Compensation Act. It therefore granted summary judgment dismissing Anderson's defamation claim. However, because Anderson was no longer a County employee when the alleged defamatory statements were made, we conclude...

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