Frechtman v. Gutterman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Saxe, J.
Where a client sends a letter to its attorney terminating the representation and complaining that the attorney’s representation was inadequate or constituted misconduct or malpractice, may the attorney sue the client for defamation?
Plaintiff, A. Bernard Frechtman, a practicing attorney for more than 60 years, brought this action against his former clients for defamation, alleging that three letters signed by defendant Allen Gutterman, each of which terminated Frechtman’s employment as attorney in a particular named matter, *104contained defamatory statements. The…
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