Legal Opinion
Roth v. United Federation of Teachers
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David I. Schmidt, J.
Defendants United Federation of Teachers (UFT), UFT President Randi Weingarten and Herbert Michael1 move pursuant to CPLR 3016 (a) and 3211 (a) (1) and (7) for an order dismissing the plaintiffs complaint on the grounds that plaintiff has failed to set forth the defamatory words complained of with particularity in the complaint; that she has no actionable defamation claim in light of the documentary evidence (i.e., the written resolution and newspaper article at issue); and otherwise fails to state a cause of action.
Background
Plaintiff Gwen Roth has…
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