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· 9/22/2015

Scott McCarthy v. Manchester Police Department & A

Citations

  • 168 N.H. 202
  • 124 A.3d 686

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that defamation actions are barred under both municipal and sovereign immunity because libel and slander fall within the definition of “intentional torts”
  • RSA 507-B “must be construed to permit intentional tort claims against municipal actors who do not have a reasonable belief in the lawfulness of their conduct, regardless of whether the claims have a nexus to motor vehicles or premises”

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Judges: Bassett, Conboy, Dalianis, Hicks, Lynn

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