Silverman v. Clark
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gonzalez, J.
In this action for defamation and breach of contract, we must decide whether letters written by defendant Bruce Clark to two former clients disparaging the professional competence of plaintiff, his former associate attorney who had recently resigned from the firm and taken clients with her, are protected by the absolute defense of truth, or by a qualified or absolute privilege. We find that although neither privilege is applicable under the present circumstances, the defamation causes of action must be dismissed because plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue…
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