Employer Not Liable for Defamation Based on Statements by an Employee Unrelated to the Employer-Employee Relationship

Employer Not Liable for Defamation Based on Statements by an Employee Unrelated to the Employer-Employee Relationship

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

Defamatory Statements, Without More, Cannot be the Basis of an Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim

Defamatory Statements, Without More, Cannot be the Basis of an Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim

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