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Galison v. Greenberg

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 6, 2008
51 A.D.3d 466 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

No. 3607.

May 6, 2008.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Bernard J. Fried, J.), entered March 29, 2007, which granted defendants-respondents' motion for summary judgment dismissing causes of action for defamation and tortious interference with contract, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The Law Offices of Neal Brickman, P.C., New York (Neal Brickman and Ethan Leonard of counsel), for appellant.

Leon Friedman, New York, for Jeffrey A. Greenberg, Esq. and Beldock Levine Hoffman LLP, respondents. Levitt Kaizer, New York (Yvonne Shivers of counsel), for Madeleine Peyroux, respondent.

Before: Tom, J.P., Andrias, Nardelli and Williams, JJ.


The defamation cause of action was properly dismissed on findings that the letter on which it is based is protected by the common interest privilege, and that plaintiff failed to adduce evidence sufficient to raise an issue of fact as to defendants' malice ( see Liberman v Gelstein, 80 NY2d 429, 437-438). The tortious interference with contract claim was properly dismissed for lack of evidence of a valid contract ( see Lama Holding Co. v Smith Barney, 88 NY2d 413, 424). We have considered plaintiffs arguments, including that further disclosure might reveal the existence of material facts warranting the denial of summary judgment on these claims, and find them unavailing.


Summaries of

Galison v. Greenberg

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 6, 2008
51 A.D.3d 466 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

Galison v. Greenberg

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM A. GALISON, Appellant, v. JEFFREY A. GREENBERG, ESQ., et al.…

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

Date published: May 6, 2008

Citations

51 A.D.3d 466 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 4221
856 N.Y.S.2d 622

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