Aaron R. Golub, as Executor of Chen Sam, Deceased, Appellants v. Enquirer/Star Group, Inc., Respondent

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division's dismissal of the defamation action, holding that the published statement that the decedent had cancer was not defamatory either as a professional injury or as an imputation of a loathsome disease. The court reasoned that the statement did not relate to the decedent's ability to perform her public‑relations work and that cancer is not a loathsome disease in the community's view.