Legal Opinion
Wenz v. Becker
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 17, 1996No. 96 Civ. 2161 (SWK)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KRAM, District Judge.
In this defamation action, defendant Arthur P. Becker (“Becker”) moves for summary judgement pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 on the ground that his allegedly defamatory statement is protected as a fair and true report on a judicial proceeding under New York Civil Rights Law Section 74. For the reasons set forth below, Becker’s motion is denied.
BACKGROUND 1
From February 14, 1992 through September 26, 1994, plaintiff Richard E. Wenz (‘Wenz”) was employed as the chief executive officer of ProGroup, Inc. (“ProGroup”), a Tennessee…
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