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DOE v. DAILY NEWS

173 Misc.2d 321 (1997)

660 N.Y.S.2d 604

Jane Doe, Plaintiff, v. Daily News, L.P., et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

February 5, 1997

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, New York City (Kenneth A. Caruso of counsel), for Daily News, L.P., defendant. Edward Hayes, New York City, for Mike McAlary, defendant. Frankfurt, Garbus, Klein & Selz, P. C., New York City (Martin Garbus of counsel), for plaintiff.

CHARLES EDWARD RAMOS, J.

The defendants move for a dismissal of the complaint contending that the press freedom guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution grants them an absolute privilege to comment on matters of public concern. [Material omitted.]

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The plaintiff alleges that the defendants defamed the plaintiff in three newspaper columns that stated that she falsely reported...

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