Legal Opinion
Flamm v. American Ass'n of University Women
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 17, 1998No. 98 Civ. 0151(DC)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
CHIN, District Judge.
In this diversity case, plaintiff Leonard N. Flamm, a lawyer, alleges that defendants American Association of University Women (“AAUW”) and the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund (“LAF”) defamed him by describing him in a directory of professionals as “an ‘ambulance chaser’ with interest only in ‘slam dunk cases.’ ”
The question presented is whether the statement constitutes actionable defamation. Defendants move to dismiss, arguing that the statement is not actionable because it is an expression of opinion.
I agree. Although the statement is susceptible of a…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Leonard N. Flamm, Esq. v. American Association of University Women and the Aauw Legal Advocacy FundCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Hamilton v. Accu-TekDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1999