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LAPINE v. SEINFELD

150051/2010

31 Misc.3d 736 (2011)

918 N.Y.S.2d 313

MISSY CHASE LAPINE, Plaintiff, v. JERRY SEINFELD et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

Decided February 23, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York City ( Orin Snyder and Laura O'Boyle , of counsel), for defendants. Seeger Weiss LLP, New York City ( David R. Buchanan of counsel), for plaintiff.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MARCY S. FRIEDMAN, J.

In this action, plaintiff Missy Chase Lapine seeks damages from defendant Jerry Seinfeld for slander. Plaintiff also seeks damages from defendant HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. (HarperCollins) for breach of implied contract and for misappropriation and unfair competition. Defendants Seinfeld and HarperCollins move, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1) and (7), to dismiss all of the claims.

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