Rain v. Rolls-Royce Corp.

Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment in two-count action alleging that defendant breached non-disparagement provision in 2006 settlement of prior lawsuit by alleging in subsequent Texas lawsuit that plaintiff was involved in racketeering. Indiana’s absolute privilege protecting statements made in course of judicial proceedings applied to preclude plaintiff from obtaining any recovery in said count. Moreover, Dist. Ct. did not err in entering judgment in defendant’s favor in second count alleging that defendant’s act of removing plaintiff from trade show that was witnessed by business associates also violated non-disparagement provision since said provision only covered acts that served to denigrate plaintiff’s economic, business or professional interests and not acts that merely caused plaintiff personal embarrassment.