PEZHMAN v. CHANEL

5328, 100151/16.

157 A.D.3d 417 (2018)

67 N.Y.S.3d 618

2018 NY Slip Op 00015

ANNA PEZHMAN, Appellant, v. CHANEL et al., Respondents.

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

Decided January 2, 2018.


The allegedly defamatory statements of defendant law firm and its attorneys were made in the course of the firm's representation of defendant Chanel in a prior action and are therefore protected by the absolute privilege attaching to statements made in the course of, and relating to, judicial proceedings (see Sexter & Warmflash, P.C. v Margrabe, 38 A.D.3d 163, 171 [1st Dept 2007], abrogated on other grounds Front, Inc. v Khalil...

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