Lacher v. Engel
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Catterson, J.
In this defamation action, both plaintiff and defendant are attorneys. Plaintiff alleges that defendant filed a sham complaint on behalf of plaintiffs former client solely for the purpose of allowing defendant to defame plaintiff while claiming the benefit of privilege. Defendant now appeals from an order which denied in part his motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
The plaintiff in this action is attorney Michael Lachen The defendant is attorney Thomas Engel. For approximately 18 months, starting in early 2002, plaintiff and his firm, Lacher &…
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