Plaintiff has stated a valid claim for defamation per se in alleging that defendants falsely stated to her former clients that defendants' failure to return credits to those clients was the result of plaintiff's "incompetence". The statement at issue did not merely constitute an employer's evaluation of an employee's work performance, but tended to disparage plaintiff in her profession (see, Matherson v Marchello,
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KELLEHER v. CORINTHIAN MEDIA, INC.
208 A.D.2d 477 (1994)
617 N.Y.S.2d 726
Kathleen Kelleher, Respondent-Appellant, v. Corinthian Media, Inc., et al., Appellants-Respondents
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October 27, 1994
October 27, 1994
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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