Legal Opinion
Lian v. Sedgwick James of New York, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 27, 1998No. 96 Civ. 5129(DC)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
CHIN, District Judge.
In this employment defamation case, plaintiff Philip E. Lian alleges that he was defamed when his supervisor sent an e-mail to other members of the department stating that the supervisor and plaintiff had agreed that plaintiff would begin seeking other employment. Plaintiff alleges that there was no such agreement. Yet, he promptly tendered his resignation. He then commenced this lawsuit for libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress, alleging that the e-mail was defamatory.
Defendants move for summary judgment. Because no reasonable jury…
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- Fischer v. MaloneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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