While locked in a dispute with a business partner, a man’s inference that his partner stole money was shielded from a defamation claim, a Brooklyn appellate court said.
A unanimous panel of the Appellate Division, Second Department, overruled a lower court, finding that businessman James Weil’s challenged statements were absolutely privileged “because they were pertinent to the ongoing judicial proceeding and were allegedly made to parties, counsel, or possible witnesses.”
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