Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, the defendants' oral application, in effect, pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) to set aside the jury verdict and for judgment as a matter of law is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.
The plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages against the defendants. The plaintiff, an attorney, asserted, among other causes of action, a cause of action to recover damages for defamation. This cause of action was...
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