Loughry v. Lincoln First Bank, N. A.

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1986-05-01

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OPINION OF THE COURT Kaye, J. While an employer may be liable for compensatory damages caused by false statements maliciously published by its employees in the course of employment, punitive damages for the same acts cannot be assessed against the employer in the absence of its complicity. The employer’s complicity not having been established here, the Appellate Division order allowing punitive damages again…

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