The complaint was properly dismissed, there being no triable issue of fact with respect to either cause of action. Concerning the cause of action for false imprisonment, defendants established that plaintiff's involuntary confinement at North Shore University Hospital was in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Mental Hygiene Law, and thus privileged. Concerning the cause of action for defamation, defendants established that the offending statements were made in...
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