Legal Opinion
Finkelstein v. Bodek
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 11, 1987PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Martin Evans, J.), entered January 8, 1987, dismissing plaintiffs complaint, which alleged a cause of action for libel, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for libel based on allegedly false statements made about him in a court-ordered report prepared by defendant, a certified social worker, which report was to evaluate the mental status of plaintiff’s son, who was a defendant in a criminal action. Pursuant to CPL 390.30, which provides for investigations of a criminal defendant’s mental condition,…
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