Legal Opinion
Lehman v. Discovery Communications, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 1, 2004No. 01 CV 4211 ADS WDWPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPATT, District Judge.
Presently before the Court is a motion by the defendant Discovery Communications, Inc. (“DCI” or the “defendant”) for summary judgment dismissing the complaint in its entirety. For the reasons set forth below, the defendant’s motion is denied.
I. BACKGROUND
The following facts are undisputed unless otherwise indicated. On May 21, 1997, Dr. Martin A. Lehman (“Dr. Lehman” or the “plaintiff’), an orthopaedic surgeon who is now retired, was arrested and charged with insurance fraud. His arrest was in connection with a two year undercover sting operation, “Operation Backbone.”…
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