Paul Steven Schrader v. Eli Lilly and

In this case, the court of appeals consolidated multiple actions for defamation arising from the same factual circumstances. Appellee Eli Lilly and Company discharged six employees from its Tippecanoe County, Indiana, warehouse operation. Five of the discharged employees filed suit against Lilly, claiming that Lilly had defamed the employees when informing the remaining Lilly employees about the terminations. In each action, Lilly moved for summary judgment, and the trial courts granted the motions. The five former employees appealed, and their cases were consolidated on appeal. The court of appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part. Schrader v. Eli Lilly and Co. (1993), Ind. App., 621 N.E.2d 635. Lilly petitions for transfer. Transfer is granted.