Allen v. Ortez

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• holding that a letter alleging abuse, sent by social workers to the mayor, did not qualify as a report under the predecessor statute of section 62A-42-4083
• setting forth the three-part judicial proceeding privilege test for the first time in our jurisprudence
• setting forth the three-pronged test to determine if alleged defamatory statements are subject to the absolute privilege
• applying the discovery rule and finding the statute of limitations relating to a libelous letter \does not begin to run until the libel is known or is reasonably discoverable\
• applying discovery rule to libel action because court held plaintiffs did not know, and could not reasonably have known, of underlying facts giving rise to their cause of action
• reviewing the history to date of Utah jurisprudence surrounding the privilege

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