It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously modified on the law by granting the motion in part and dismissing the complaint insofar as it alleged defamation per se under the serious crime category, and as modified the order is affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Plaintiffs commenced this defamation action seeking compensatory and punitive damages based on statements contained in a letter that defendant sent to a federal judge regarding the...
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