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McKINNEY v. OKOYE

No. S-10-722.

806 N.W.2d 571 (2011)

282 Neb. 880

Carla McKINNEY, appellant, v. Matthias I. OKOYE and Nebraska Forensic Medical Services, P.C., appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

December 16, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George H. Moyer, of Moyer & Moyer, Madison, for appellant.

James A. Snowden and Krista M. Carlson, of Wolfe, Snowden, Hurd, Luers & Ahl, L.L.P., Lincoln, for appellees.

HEAVICAN, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.

CONNOLLY, J.

This appeal requires us to decide whether a person who gives information to a prosecutor that results in a criminal prosecution against another has an absolute privilege from liability for malicious prosecution.

Carla McKinney sued Matthias I. Okoye, a pathologist, and Nebraska Forensic Medical Services, P.C. (collectively the appellees), for malicious prosecution. She alleged that Okoye had reported in an autopsy report that an infant under McKinney...

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