Legal Opinion
Scholz v. Wright
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 9, 2008PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*646In this action, inter alia, to recover damages for negligence and defamation based on a false complaint allegedly made to the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, the defendants moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) arguing, inter alia, that the defendant Helen Wright was immune from liability pursuant to Social Services Law § 419. Any person required to report instances of child abuse and maltreatment under Social Services Law § 413 is immune from liability arising out of the making of such a report provided that the person acted within the scope of…
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