Katz v. Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that it is well-settled that “a complaint may not be amended by the briefs in opposition to a motion to dismiss”
• holding that defamatory communication is published when first read and understood by a third party, thus triggering the statute of limitations
• noting that it is “axiomatic that a complaint may not be amended by the briefs in opposition to a motion to dismiss”
• stating that subsequent distributions may, however, be relevant for damages purposes
• “[I]t is . . . ‘axiomatic that a complaint may not be amended by the briefs in opposition to a motion to dismiss.’”
• “It is well-settled that words spoken or written in a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding are absolutely privileged when relevant to the subject matter of the proceeding.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).