Jack LeFrock, M.D. v. Walgreen Co., No. 15-10744 (11th Cir. 2016)

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Case: 15-10744 Date Filed: 02/24/2016 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 15-10744 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 8:13-cv-02196-EAK-TBM JACK LEFROCK, M.D., Plaintiff - Appellant, versus WALGREEN CO., a foreign corporation doing business in Florida, Defendant - Appellee. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________ (February 24, 2016) Before TJOFLAT, HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Case: 15-10744 Date Filed: 02/24/2016 Page: 2 of 2 Jack LeFrock, M.D., appeals the summary judgment the District Court granted Walgreen Co., on his state law claims for slander. Doc. 51. His principal argument is that the court misapplied the Florida law in holding that the statements Walgreen’s pharmacists made to his patients while filling their prescriptions were privileged. We find no error. The statements were privileged, and LeFrock presented no evidence to show that they were made with malice. AFFIRMED. 2

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