Firth v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Collins, J.), entered June 4, 2003, which granted defendant’s cross motion to dismiss the claim.
The Office of the State Inspector General (hereinafter OSIG) conducted an investigation of the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Law Enforcement Division (hereinafter LED) regarding possible corruption, mismanagement and criminal activity. Claimant, former director of LED, commenced this defamation action based on statements in OSIG’s report of its investigation which was allegedly republished on the Internet in December 2000. This Court…
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