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CAYUGA NATION v. SHOWTIME NETWORKS INC.

Index No. 157902/19. Appeal No. 13179. Case No. 2020-03854.

191 A.D.3d 573 (2021)

138 N.Y.S.3d 873

2021 NY Slip Op 01139

Cayuga Nation et al., Appellants, v. Showtime Networks Inc. et al., Respondents.

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

Decided February 23, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barclay Damon LLP, Syracuse ( Lee Alcott of counsel), for appellants.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York ( Elizabeth A. McNamara of counsel), for respondents.

Concur—Kapnick, J.P., Webber, Mazzarelli, Oing, JJ.

Plaintiffs allege that in an episode of the television series Billions they were falsely portrayed as having been involved in an illegal casino land deal, bribery of a public official, and blackmail. To the extent asserted by plaintiff Cayuga Nation, their claims were correctly dismissed on the ground that a governmental entity cannot maintain a libel claim (see New York Times Co. v Sullivan, 376 U...

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