R.W.P. Group, Inc. v. Holzberg

—In an action to recover damages for defamation, the plaintiff appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Robbins, J.), dated February 20, 1992, as granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1) and (7) based upon a defense founded upon documentary evidence and for failure to state a cause of action.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The defendants herein are the attorneys for R.I.A. Group, Inc. (hereinafter R.I.A.), which is the plaintiff in a pending breach of contract action against…