Legal Opinion
Themed Restaurants, Inc. v. Zagat Survey, LLC
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 22, 2005PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Diane A. Lebedeff, J.), entered August 25, 2004, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the brief, granted defendant’s motion insofar as to dismiss plaintiffs causes of action for defamation, trade libel and negligence, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
The complained-of restaurant review appearing in the 2004 edition of defendant’s Zagat Survey of New York City Restaurants does not furnish an actionable basis for a defamation or trade libel claim. The Zagat Survey features reviews compiled from surveys submitted to Zagat from members of the…
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- Themed Restaurants, Inc. v. Zagat Survey, LLCNew York Supreme Court · 2004
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