Legal Opinion
Jacobson v. Deutsche Bank, A.G.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 14, 2002No. 99 CIV. 1219(NRB)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BUCHWALD, District Judge.
Plaintiff Paul Jacobson, a former employee of Deutsche Bank, A.G. (“DBAG”), brings this action for defamation against Rolf Breuer, CEO of DBAG, Edson Mitchell, 1 his former supervisor, and DBAG itself. 2 Defendants moved for summary judgment, arguing that Mr. Jacobson is unable to prove the most fundamental element of his case — that Mr. Breuer actually uttered the allegedly defamatory statements, at issue. Because we find that the Federal Rules of Evidence mandate exclusion of the single piece of evidence offered by plaintiff to satisfy his burden…
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