Bernacchi v. County of Suffolk
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for defamation, the plaintiffs appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Gazzillo, J.), dated May 18, 2012, as granted the motion of the defendants County of Suffolk and Steve Levy for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against them.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
In 2006 David Bernacchi, a self-described “dog-lover,” formed Lucky Fund, Inc. (hereinafter Lucky Fund), a not-for-profit corporation designed to facilitate his animal rescue…
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