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HAYT v. NEWSDAY, LLC

2018-00361, Index No. 2302/17.

176 A.D.3d 787 (2019)

108 N.Y.S.3d 204

2019 NY Slip Op 07239

Benjamin Hayt, Appellant, v. Newsday, LLC, Respondent.

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

Decided October 9, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Hayt , New York, NY ( Kareem Vessup of counsel), for appellant.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY ( Rachel Strom and Cary McClelland of counsel), for respondent.

Rivera, J.P., LaSalle, Barros and Iannacci, JJ., concur.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

We agree with the Supreme Court's determination to grant the defendant's motion pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(1) and (7) to dismiss the complaint. Civil Rights Law § 74 provides that a civil action cannot be maintained against any person, firm, or corporation for the publication of a fair and true report of any judicial proceeding, legislative proceeding, or other official proceeding. "The case law has established a...

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