Denke v. Shoemaker, 2008 MT 418 (2008)

Citation: Denke v. Shoemaker, 2008 MT 418 (2008)
Parent Document: Denke v. Shoemaker, 2008 MT 418 (2008)
Jurisdiction: Montana (state)
Effective Date: 2008-12-16
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/888205/denke-v-shoemaker/ ↗

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¶70 The hearing examiner determined that Shoemaker illegally retaliated against Denke when he circulated his January 6 and January 19 letters. In particular, the examiner held Shoemaker liable for (1) the statements in the January 6 letter, made with reckless disregard for their truth or falsity, that it was Denke’s fault the City had to spend $50.00 per hour for the CPA to implement changes in accounting procedures and (2) the provably false suggestion in the January 19 letter that Denke and the mayor both received payments from the City to settle her sexual harassment and retaliation claims against the mayor. The examiner awarded Denke $7,500.00 for the severe emotional distress she suffered as a result of Shoemaker’s illegal discriminatory actions. As for Shoemaker’s comments at the February 14 council meeting, however, the examiner decided those were privileged under § 27-1-804(2), MCA. Thus, the examiner denied relief on this portion of Denke’s complaint.

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