Lewis v. Carson Oil Co.

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• stating that, “[w]hen a defendant properly raises a qualified privilege, the plain- tiff has the burden of proving that the defendant lost that privilege,” and describing how the privilege may be lost
• affirming grant of summary judgment to the defendant, where the plaintiff argued that a jury could find that the defendant abused the qualified privilege, but the evidence was insufficient to create a triable fact issue
• “Although plaintiff argues that there was evidence from which a jury could find that defendant abused its qualified privilege, none of that evidence gives rise to a genuine issue of material fact on that point.”
• “A qualified privilege to make a defama- tory statement arises when the statement is made to protect the interests of the plaintiff’s employer or it is on a subject of mutual concern to the defendant and those to whom it Cite as 316 Or App 470 (2021

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