Karam v. First American Bank
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Defendant contends that Supreme Court erred in finding that there was a triable issue of fact with respect to whether the allegedly defamatory communication between the two officers of defendant bank concerning plaintiff Frederick Karam was conditionally privileged. We agree.
It has been long recognized that the public interest is served by shielding certain communications, though possibly defamatory, from litigation, rather than risk stifling them altogether (see, Bingham v Gaynor, 203 NY 27, 31). When compelling public policy requires that…
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