Legal Opinion
Bridgers v. Wagner
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 25, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard F. Braun, J.), entered December 7, 2009, which, insofar as appealed from, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the causes of action for defamation, slander, libel, tortious interference with business relations and with contract, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The defamation, libel, slander and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims are barred by the one-year statute of limitations (CPLR 215 [3]). There is no basis to toll the limitations period. Defendant…
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