New York Court of Appeals
Immuno AG. v. J. Moor-Jankowski
January 15, 199177 N.Y.2d 235
Summary
The Court affirmed summary judgment for the defendant, holding that the plaintiff's alleged defamatory statements are protected under the First Amendment as interpreted in Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co. The majority also relied on independent State constitutional grounds, a procedural approach contested by concurring judges.