Attorneys for Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam and the City of Carmel have asked a judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by the former board chair of Carmel Christkindlmarkt Inc.
The lawsuit, filed April 29 by former CCI board chair Sue McDermott, states that Finkam defamed her when she stated in public meetings, to reporters and on her personal social media page that McDermott and the CCI board failed to provide requested financial information. McDermott claims she promptly provided every piece of financial information requested by the city.
In the 22-page motion to dismiss, filed July 10 in Hamilton County Superior Court 2, the defendants’ attorneys claim that the Indiana Tort Claims Act gives Finkam and the city “absolute immunity” because Finkam’s allegedly defamatory comments were made while she was speaking in her capacity as mayor…