ARISTOCRAT PLASTIC v. SILVA

Appeal No. 15597. Case No. 2021-03637.

206 A.D.3d 26 (2022)

169 N.Y.S.3d 272

2022 NY Slip Op 03311

ARISTOCRAT PLASTIC SURGERY P.C., Doing Business as ARISTOCRAT PLASTIC SURGERY & MEDAESTHETICS, et al., Respondents, v. PAIGE SILVA, Appellant.

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

Decided May 19, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones Law Firm, P.C., New York City ( T. Bryce Jones of counsel), for appellant.

Bronster LLP, New York City ( J. Logan Rappaport of counsel), for respondents.

KERN, J.P., MOULTON, PITT and HIGGITT, JJ., concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

The primary issue on this appeal is the scope of "public interest" as defined in the 2020 amendments to New York State's anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation (anti-SLAPP) statute. We hold that defendant's reviews on Internet recommendation platforms of plaintiff physician's treatment...

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