• Reeves v. Associated Newspapers Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-30
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Communications and Media | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Lizbeth González
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants-Respondents: John V. Golaszewski of counsel, Law Offices of John V. Golaszewski, P.C., New York, and Robert Hantman of counsel, Hantman & Associates, New York.
    for defendant: For Respondents-Appellants: Robert D. Balin, Amanda B. Levine and Kelli L. Sager of the Bar of the State of California, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York.

    Case Number: 154855/20

    SLAPP Suit Lacked Legal Basis; Defendants Entitled to Costs, Fees Under Civil Rights Law