Fogarty v. Transmedia Network, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*270Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.), entered on or about November 6, 2002, which denied plaintiff’s motion to vacate an order of the same court and Justice granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment on default, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Plaintiffs motion for vacatur was properly denied by reason of her failure to demonstrate a meritorious cause of action (see Guerre v Trustees of Columbia Univ., 300 AD2d 29 [2002]). The complaint, alleging libel and slander, is premised upon statements made in an e-mail by a vice-president of plaintiffs then-employer,…
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- Cosme v. Town of IslipNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Guerre v. Trustees of Columbia UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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