Legal Opinion
Prince Ex Rel. D'Lites L.A.M.D. B.H., Inc. v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 8, 2016No. 419 107129/11Published
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Robinson Edmead, J.), entered May 6, 2014, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Supreme Court correctly dismissed the defamation claim, since plaintiff failed to raise any triable issue of fact whether the “Shame, Shame, Shame” report was substantially true (see Silverman v Clark, 35 AD3d 1, 12-13 [1st Dept 2006]), and whether defendants were grossly irresponsible in investigating and airing the report (Gaeta v New York News, 62 NY2d 340, 351 [1984]). The heart of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brian v. RichardsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- McGill v. ParkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Gaeta v. New York News Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Thome v. Alexander & Louisa Calder FoundationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Kipper v. NYP Holdings Co.New York Court of Appeals · 2009
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