Crane-Hogan Structural Systems, Inc. v. Belding

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Monroe County (J. Scott Odorisi, J.), entered September 2, 2015. The order, among other things, denied defendant’s pre-answer motion to dismiss the complaint and for sanctions.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously modified on the law by granting the motion in part and dismissing the complaint insofar as it alleged defamation per se under the serious crime category, and as modified the order is affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: Plaintiffs commenced this defamation action seeking compensatory and punitive damages based on…