Legal Opinion
Robert Davis v. James Boeheim
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 21, 2014No. 145PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rivera, J.
On this appeal from a pre-answer dismissal of plaintiffs’ defamation action, we conclude that the challenged statements are reasonably susceptible of a defamatory connotation, and not otherwise privileged, nonactionable “pure opinion.” Therefore, we reverse the Appellate Division.
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Plaintiffs Robert Davis and his stepbrother Michael Lang sued defendants Syracuse University and James Boeheim, the University’s head basketball coach, for defamation based on statements by Boeheim made in response to Davis’ and Lang’s allegations of sexual molestation by Bernie Fine,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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