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BELANGER v. SWIFT TRANSP., INC.

No. 06-cv-1967 (JBA).

552 F.Supp.2d 297 (2008)

Nathaniel BELANGER, Plaintiff, v. SWIFT TRANSPORTATION, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

May 12, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis A. Miniter, Miniter & Associates, Hartford, CT, for Plaintiff.

Christina L. Feege, Elena Paraskevas-Thadani, Littler Mendelson, New York, NY, for Defendant.

RULING ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

JANET BOND ARTERTON, District Judge.

In this removed diversity action claiming libel and false light, the defendant moves for summary judgment on both counts based on two affirmative defenses: the truth of the allegedly defamatory statement, and the Connecticut privilege for employment references. For the reasons that follow, the defendant's motion will be granted.

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