Court tosses nurse’s defamation suit vs. Sanford Health

Court tosses nurse’s defamation suit vs. Sanford Health

A court dismissed a defamation suit by a nurse anesthetist whose contract was terminated after a colleague alleged that he had examined the breasts of a sedated patient in a “tawdry” manner.

Tort: Defamation suit dismissed because statements not pleaded in haec verba

Where the plaintiff failed to plead the statements on which his defamatory claim was based in haec verba, as required by Virginia law, his lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice.