Todd v. South State Bank (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-196-15, 7 pp.) (Richard Mark Gergel, J.) 2:15-cv-00708; D.S.C.
Holding: When a human resources associate told people that plaintiff was fired because she was “crazy, unstable and out of control,” this was not defamation per se; however, those terms could be defamatory per quod.
The court denies defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s defamation claim but grants the motion as to plaintiff’s contract claims.