ZINDA v. LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORP.

No. 86-0737.

149 Wis.2d 913 (1989)

440 N.W.2d 548

Allan D. "Rick" ZINDA, Plaintiff-Respondent-Cross Appellant-Petitioner, v. LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORPORATION and Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., a foreign insurance corporation, Defendants-Appellants-Cross Respondents-Cross Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 31, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-respondent-cross appellant-petitioner there were briefs filed by Maria Wyant Cuzzo and Witkin, Weiby, Maki, Durst & Ledin, S.C., Superior, and oral argument by Ms. Cuzzo.

For the defendants-appellants-cross respondents-cross petitioners there were briefs by James R. Scott and Linder & Marsack, S.C., Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Scott.


WILLIAM A. BABLITCH, J.

Allan D. "Rick" Zinda (Zinda) brought both a defamation and invasion of privacy action against his former employer, Louisiana Pacific Corporation (Louisiana Pacific), based on a statement concerning his discharge which was published in a company newsletter. The primary issues on review are whether Zinda established a prima facie claim of invasion of privacy, whether Louisiana Pacific's publication was conditionally privileged as to both actions...

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