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STEINHILBER v. ALPHONSE

68 N.Y.2d 283 (1986)

Louise Steinhilber, Appellant, v. John M. Alphonse, as President of the Communications Workers of America, Local 1120, Defendant, and Richard Martini et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 23, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon A. Simonson and John F. Tobin for appellant.

Stephen L. Fine for respondents.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER and TITONE concur.

HANCOCK, JR., J.

It is a settled rule that expressions of an opinion "false or not, libelous or not, are constitutionally protected and may not be the subject of private damage actions" (Rinaldi v Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 42 N.Y.2d 369, 380, cert denied 434 U.S. 969). The question here is whether the Appellate Division has properly applied this rule in dismissing...

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