¶ This is an action for damages and injunctive relief brought under section 51 of the Civil Rights Law and the common law of defamation. Plaintiff served her summons on October 26, 1981 but failed to serve a complaint until January 8, 1982, despite demands of defendants made within a month of the service of the summons. When the complaint was finally served, defendants rejected it and moved for dismissal. (CPLR 3012, subd [b].) ¶ Special Term found the delay to...
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