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CHAMBERLAIN v. MATHIS

No. 18414-PR.

151 Ariz. 551 (1986)

729 P.2d 905

William CHAMBERLAIN and Lois Ellen Chamberlain, his wife; Wilda Dearie, a single person; Sue Ann Gundy, a single person; Arthur Reeves and Ernie Reeves, husband and wife; Michael J. Savino and Patricia Savino, his wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Donald B. MATHIS and Jane Doe Mathis, husband and wife; the Arizona Department of Health Services, its Director, Donald B. Mathis, John Does I through XX inclusive; and ABC through XYZ corporations inclusive, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

November 24, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Renaud, Cook, Videan, Geiger & Drury, P.A. by Steve T. Skivington, Phoenix, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Winston & Strawn by Jeffrey C. Brodin, Daniel D. Maynard, Phoenix, for defendants-appellees.

FELDMAN, Justice.

This defamation action was brought by William Chamberlain, Wilda Dearie, Sue Ann Gundy, Arthur Reeves, and Michael J. Savino (plaintiffs) against Donald Mathis (Mathis), Director of the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). The trial court dismissed plaintiffs' complaint on the grounds that Mathis enjoyed an absolute privilege. The court of appeals reversed, holding that there was no absolute privilege and that whether Mathis was entitled...

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