30 Cited authorities

  1. Alvarez v. Prospect Hosp

    68 N.Y.2d 320 (N.Y. 1986)   Cited 21,032 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Finding summary judgment appropriate by relying on a treating doctor's unrebutted deposition testimony
  2. Zuckerman v. City of N.Y.

    49 N.Y.2d 557 (N.Y. 1980)   Cited 24,678 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Granting summary judgment as the city's arguments were considered speculation and this was "patently inadequate to establish the existence of a factual issue requiring a trial . . ."
  3. Winegrad v. N.Y. Univ. Medical Center

    64 N.Y.2d 851 (N.Y. 1985)   Cited 17,970 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Reversing the motion court's order granting the defendants' cross-motion for summary judgment where they failed to demonstrate, with admissible proof, that the claims against them should be dismissed
  4. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.

    418 U.S. 323 (1974)   Cited 3,862 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a private defamation plaintiff cannot recover punitive damages without proving actual malice
  5. Milkovich v. Lorain Journal

    497 U.S. 1 (1990)   Cited 1,691 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that statement of "opinion" reasonably implying false and defamatory facts is subject to same culpability requirements as statement of facts
  6. Sillman v. Twentieth Century-Fox

    3 N.Y.2d 395 (N.Y. 1957)   Cited 5,952 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Finding that provision prohibited assignments when the provision stated, in part, that "neither party hereto shall assign this agreement . . . without the prior written consent of the other party," and "that [defendant] shall not be required to recognize any assignments; and that if [defendant] shall receive notice of the existence of any assignment, it shall have the right to withhold payments until the assignment is cancelled or withdrawn"
  7. Gross v. New York Times Co.

    82 N.Y.2d 146 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 451 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding accusation of "possibly illegal" conduct to be actionable
  8. Prozeralik v. Capital Cities

    82 N.Y.2d 466 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 220 times
    Holding in defamation action that an award of punitive damages requires "circumstances of aggravation or outrage, such as spite or malice, or a fraudulent or evil motive on the part of the defendant, or such a conscious and deliberate disregard of the interests of others that the conduct may be called willful or wanton"
  9. Williams v. Williams

    23 N.Y.2d 592 (N.Y. 1969)   Cited 378 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiff's claim that an action was brought against him solely for the purpose of ruining his business reputation was insufficient to establish abuse of process
  10. D & L Holdings, LLC v. RCG Goldman Co., LLC

    287 A.D.2d 65 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)   Cited 95 times
    Holding that the plaintiff was judicially estopped from asserting a right of redemption after persuading the Bankruptcy Court for a second, extraordinary extension to satisfy escrow conditions where the court relied upon the plaintiff's representation that it would not claim any further interest in the subject property if it did not satisfy the conditions prior to the expiration of the second extension period
  11. Section 9.407-1 - General

    48 C.F.R. § 9.407-1   Cited 11 times   3 Legal Analyses

    (a) The suspending official may, in the public interest, suspend a contractor for any of the causes in 9.407-2, using the procedures in 9.407-3. (b) (1) Suspension is a serious action to be imposed on the basis of adequate evidence, pending the completion of investigation or legal proceedings, when it has been determined that immediate action is necessary to protect the Government's interest. In assessing the adequacy of the evidence, agencies should consider how much information is available, how