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Alan Green v. Combined Life Ins. Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 28, 2010
69 A.D.3d 531 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)

Opinion

January 28, 2010.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Doris Ling-Cohan, J.), entered February 13, 2008, which granted defendants' motion to dismiss the second cause of action, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Before: Andrias, J.P., McGuire, Moskowitz, Freedman and Román, JJ.


Plaintiff alleges he was defamed by defendant Downie's written report to the insurer defendants of his interview with and examination of plaintiff. Even if defamatory, the statements are protected by a qualified privilege because they were made in a medical report to the insurer ( see Gould v Broad, 22 AD2d 800, affd 16 NY2d 666). Plaintiffs conclusory allegations of malice are insufficient to overcome the privilege ( see Ferguson v Sherman Sq. Realty Corp., 30 AD3d 288).


Summaries of

Alan Green v. Combined Life Ins. Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 28, 2010
69 A.D.3d 531 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
Case details for

Alan Green v. Combined Life Ins. Co.

Case Details

Full title:ALAN GREEN, Appellant, v. COMBINED LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK et al.…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Jan 28, 2010

Citations

69 A.D.3d 531 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
892 N.Y.S.2d 760

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