Legal Opinion
Atkins v. Flat Rate Movers, Ltd.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 3, 2015No. 16276 307301/11PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Wilma Guzman, J.), entered August 13, 2014, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.
The alleged defamatory statements by defendant’s employees are shielded by the common interest privilege, which covers statements made in the context of plaintiff’s job, regarding his alleged job-related misconduct (see Liberman v Gelstein, 80 NY2d 429, 437 [1992]; Present v Avon Prods., 253 AD2d 183, 187 [1st…
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- Present v. Avon Products, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- N. X. v. Cabrini Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Seymour v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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