Legal Opinion
Lan Sang v. Ming Hai
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 27, 2013No. 12 Civ. 7103(JPO)PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
J. PAUL OETKEN, District Judge:
This is a case concerning provocative public statements allegedly made by an attorney, Ming Hai, about his former client, a well-known Chinese celebrity, Lan Sang. Sang brings this action against Hai and the Law Offices of Ming Hai, P.C. (“Defendants”), alleging, inter alia, libel and slander. Defendants now move to dismiss the case in its entirety, or in the alternative, to transfer the action under the first-to-file doctrine. For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted in part and denied in part, and Defendants’…
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