Manhattan Sports Restaurants of America, LLC v. Lieu

Orders, Supreme Court, New York County (Jennifer G. Schecter, J.), entered November 19, 2015, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the defamation counterclaim and denied third-party defendant’s motion to dismiss the third-party defamation claim, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motions granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment dismissing the third-party complaint.

The alleged defamatory statements made in the complaint by plaintiff at the direction of third-party defendant (its managing member) are…