Legal Opinion

Broich v. McGann

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 14, 2012PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Contrary to the plaintiff’s contention, the Supreme Court properly determined that the defendants demonstrated their prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by establishing that the challenged statements were entitled to a qualified “common interest” privilege (Liberman v Gelstein, 80 NY2d 429, 437 [1992]; see Stukuls v State of New York, 42 NY2d *711272, 278-279 [1977]; Phelan v Huntington Tri-Vil. Little League, Inc., 57 AD3d 503, 504 [2008]; Golden v Stiso, 279 AD2d 607, 608 [2001]; Suozzi v Parente, 202 AD2d 94, 101 [1994]; ATN Marts v Ireland, 195 AD2d 959 [1993]), and a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Liberman v. GelsteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. James v. Gannett Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. Stukuls v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Silsdorf v. LevineNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Suozzi v. ParenteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bernacchi v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. Galanova v. SafirAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  3. Bernacchi v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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