· 2/4/1994
Berretta v. Berretta
Citations
- 201 A.D.2d 886
- 608 N.Y.S.2d 34
- 1994 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2046
How courts have described this case
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- “[A] defamatory meaning must be found, if at all, in a reading of the 17 publication as a whole. Defamation actions cannot be based on snippets taken out of context.”
- “The defamatory statement must specifically refer to, or be ‘of and concerning,’ the plaintiff.”
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