Opinion ID: 688670
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Defamation/Slander

Text: 27 Plaintiff acknowledges that Defendants Goodrich and Bridge Capital did not defame him. 28 The Plaintiff asserted that Defendant Gamblin made defamatory statements to the staff members of his employer about trade-outs made by Plaintiff for his personal benefit. However, there was no evidence presented in the affidavits or in responses to interrogatories properly presented within the allotted time to support the assertion that slanderous statements were made. 29 Discovery was concluded on December 15, 1992. Plaintiff sought to submit the affidavit of Ron Shaffer on February 12, 1993 which related to prior extensive discovery, and also sought to supplement his own previous responses to interrogatories. 30 The trial court was correct in striking the late filed supplemental affidavit. In any event, there was no showing of damages as required by state law. See Polson v. Davis, 895 F.2d 705 (10th Cir.), and Gobin v. Globe Publishing Co., 649 P.2d 1239 (Kan.). We do not reach the qualified privilege issue asserted by this Defendant. 31 We must conclude that the trial court properly struck the much belated Shaffer affidavit.