· 7/22/2010
J.E.B. v. Danks
Citations
- 785 N.W.2d 741
- 2010 Minn. LEXIS 398
- 2010 WL 2852314
How courts have described this case
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- concluding there was evidence of “personal spite” and exaggerated language in the child abuse report that supported a finding of actual malice
- noting that a reporter is acting in good faith even if the reporter exercises bad judgment
- concluding there was evidence of “personal spite” and exaggerated language in the child abuse report that supported a finding of actual malice
- providing that the party asserting immunity bears the burden of “establish[ing] all of the requisite facts” entitling the party to immunity
- reiterating the holding in Bol that the reporting statute did not grant immunity to reporters “who disclose potentially defamatory information to third parties”
- discussing immunity under Minn. Stat. § 626.556, subd. 4, for good faith reports of child abuse
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Judges: Gildea, Stras
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