Wildstein v. New York Post Corp.

Abraham N. (teller, J.

This is a motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to rule 106 of the Buies of Civil Practice for legal insufficiency. The complaint is based on an article containing a reference to plaintiff wife, which appeared in defendant’s newspaper.

There are four causes of action alleged in the complaint. The first and basic cause is by plaintiff wife for libel. The second cause repeats all the allegations of the first, adding a demand by her for punitive damages. The third and fourth causes are asserted derivatively by plaintiff husband, the first of these claiming damages for his…