Daniel Goldreyer, Ltd. v. Dow Jones & Co.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Greenfield, J.), entered July 9, 1998, which denied defendant-appellant’s motion for summary judgment, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion granted and the complaint dismissed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendant-appellant dismissing the complaint as against it.

Plaintiff is an art restorer, controversial and well-known in the profession, but not outside of it. This libel action arose as the result of his use of certain questionable techniques in the restoration of a valuable painting for a Dutch…