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Orenstein v. Figel

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided December 30, 2009No. 09 Civ. 7060(SHS)PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION & ORDER

SIDNEY H. STEIN, District Judge.

Plaintiff Frank Orenstein brings this action for libel per se against Reid Figel, an attorney, and his law firm, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans, and Figel, P.L.L.C. Orenstein alleges that Figel and his firm libeled Orenstein in a letter they sent to Orenstein’s business associate, Richard A. Warnick. Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, contending that the complaint fails to allege the malice required for Orenstein to succeed.

I. Background

The following facts are taken…

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