Legal Opinion
Bellavia Blatt & Crossett, P.C. v. Kel & Partners LLC
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 16, 2015No. 15-CV-1478 (JFB)(GRB)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOSEPH F. BIANCO, District Judge:
Plaintiff Bellavia Blatt & Crossett, P.C. (“plaintiff’) brings this action in diversity against defendants Kel & Partners LLC d/b/a Kel & Partners and Kel Kelly (“Kelly”) (collectively, “defendants”), asserting a claim of defamation under.New York state common law. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that defendants defamed plaintiff by posting a comment to an Automotive News webpage.
Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs cause of action for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6). At oral argument, this Court notified the parties that it…
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