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YAO JIN GONG v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

570341/07.

2008 NY Slip Op 51382 (U)

YAO JIN GONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent.

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

Decided July 10, 2008.

PER CURIAM.

We agree that the statements giving rise to this defamation action were subject to the qualified "common interest" privilege, which protects good faith communications between employees and management regarding the employer's business (Carone v. Venator Group, Inc., 11 A.D.3d 399 [2004]). Plaintiff did not meet his burden of raising a triable issue as to malice, to overcome the privilege. "Even if management's...

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