Legal Opinion

Stratakis v. Ferncliff Manor Home for Handicapped

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided September 25, 2003PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Jerry Crispino, J.), entered on or about July 8, 2002, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The motion court properly concluded that there are factual issues as to whether defendant’s employees acted in good faith in making reports of sexual abuse against plaintiff so as to be entitled to the statutory immunity provided by Social Services Law § 419. Plaintiffs allegation that defendant’s employees were motivated to file baseless charges against him in retaliation for his numerous and vociferous…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Van Emrik v. Chemung County Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. Kubik v. New York State Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hachmann v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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