Weck v. Brett

—In an action to recover damages for defamation, the plaintiffs appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Davis, J.), dated July 17, 2000, as granted the defendants’ motion to vacate an order of the same court (Lockman, J.), dated October 19, 1999, granting the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability upon the defendants’ default *467in opposing the motion, and thereupon denied that motion, sua sponte granted the defendants leave to amend their answer to assert the affirmative defense of qualified privilege, and…