Teacher sues to recover damages for alleged defamatory statement contained in an e-mail

Teacher sues to recover damages for alleged defamatory statement contained in an e-mail2018 NY Slip Op 07701, Appellate Division, Second DepartmentThe tort of defamation may refer to an alleged false statement, communicated orally [slander] or in a writing [libel], that injures an individual's "reputation" or his or her "good name" in the community.The Plaintiff in this action contended that the Defendant sent an email to the Plaintiffs' adult children in which Defendant alleged Plaintiff, a teacher, had engaged in an act of "professional misconduct" and "communicated the [D]efendant's opinion of the character of the [P]laintiff" to the children.Supreme Court granted Defendant's motion to dismiss the action and Plaintiff appealed. The Appellate Division sustained the lower court's action.The court, citing Mann v Abel, 10 NY3d 271, explained that a defamatory statement constituting "pure opinion" is not…

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