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ATKINS v. FLAT RATE MOVERS, LTD.

16276, 307301/11.

134 A.D.3d 437 (2015)

19 N.Y.S.3d 735

2015 NY Slip Op 08916

WARREN ATKINS, Respondent, v. FLAT RATE MOVERS, LTD., Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided December 3, 2015.

The alleged defamatory statements by defendant's employees are shielded by the common interest privilege, which covers statements made in the context of plaintiff's job, regarding his alleged job-related misconduct (see Liberman v Gelstein, 80 N.Y.2d 429, 437 [1992]; Present v Avon Prods., 253 A.D.2d 183, 187 [1st Dept 1999], lv dismissed 93 N.Y.2d 1032

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