Legal Opinion

Snyder v. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 28, 1999PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Mazzarelli, J.

The first issue presented on appeal is whether the defendants are entitled to summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs causes of action for slander and slander per se where each of the three persons present during the alleged slander denies that the slanderous statements were made. The second issue is whether plaintiff’s causes of action for tortious interference with contractual relations and prospective economic advantage should be dismissed where the plaintiff attorney had an at-will employment agreement with his law firm, and he resigned from the firm after…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Lama Holding Co. v. Smith Barney Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. Friends of Animals, Inc. v. Associated Fur Manufacturers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Guard-Life Corp. v. S. Parker Hardware Manufacturing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. NBT Bancorp Inc. v. Fleet/Norstar Financial Group, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. Indig v. FinkelsteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1968

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3Cited by70 opinions

  1. Samuel Albert v. Salmen Loksen, Brooklyn Hospital and Karen BuonoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  2. Caprer v. NussbaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Vigoda v. DCA Productions Plus Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. Slue v. New York University Medical CenterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006
  5. Nielsen Co. v. Success Systems, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2015

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