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BUCKLEY v. O'KEEFE

210 A.D.2d 195 (1994)

620 N.Y.S.2d 263

James Buckley et al., Appellants, v. John O'Keefe, Also Known as Jackie O'Keefe, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

December 5, 1994

Ordered that the order and judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant. The allegedly defamatory statements made by the defendant fall within the purview of the "common interest" conditional privilege. Thus, the plaintiffs were required to demonstrate that the defendant made the statements with malice, i.e., that he knew the statements were false, or spoke...

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