Sweeney v. Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, Inc.

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1995-02-14

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OPINION OF THE COURT Simons, J. The issue in this defamation case is whether plaintiff, a correction officer at Elmira Correctional Facility, proved by clear and convincing evidence that defendants acted with actual malice when they distributed a document that included his name on a list of correction officers…

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