On April 1, 2022, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Lewis v. Schuster, 2022 NY Slip Op. 30750(U), dismissing a defamation claim because it was based on non-actionable statements of opinion . . . Continue reading Defamation Claim Dismissed Because Alleged Defamatory Statements Were Non-Actionable Opinions
On April 6, 2022, Justice Emerson of the Suffolk County Commercial Division issued a decision in 125 Tuckahoe Lane Corp. v Exit Hospitality Group LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op. 50246(U), holding that an employer was not liable for a defamatory statement made by its employee when the statement was unrelated to the employer-employee relationship . . . Continue reading Employer Not Liable for Defamation Based on Statements by an Employee Unrelated to the Employer-Employee Relationship
On December 10, 2021, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Gardner v. Virtuoso Ltd., 2021 NY Slip Op. 32651(U), dismissing infliction of emotional distress claims based on alleged defamatory comments . . . Continue reading Defamatory Statements, Without More, Cannot be the Basis of an Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim
