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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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