JORDAN, JAMES M., DIFABIO, MICHAEL J. v
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum: In this action seeking damages for defamation and tortious interference with contractual relations, defendant appeals from an order denying his motion for summary judgment dismissing the amended complaint. Contrary to defendant’s contention, Supreme Court properly denied that part of his motion seeking summary judgment on the first cause of action, for defamation. In this action involving a public figure, defendant’s burden in support of the motion with respect to the defamation cause of action “is not ... to prove as a matter of law that [he] did not publish with actual malice,…
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