Starishevsky v. Parker

Plaintiff’s allegations, presumed to be true for the purposes of this motion to dismiss, that defendant-appellant unethically counseled a university student to file a sexual harassment claim that appellant knew to be false and that had a direct bearing on the university’s decision to terminate plaintiff’s employment wrongfully (Matter of Starishevsky v Hofstra Univ., 161 Misc 2d 137), that appellant created a hostile atmosphere by divulging confidential harassment proceedings to a newspaper reporter for publication, and that appellant was motivated by a personal vendetta against plaintiff,…