Practice point: For purposes of defending against a cause of action alleging libel per
se, statements made by parties, attorneys, and witnesses in the
course of a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding are absolutely
privileged, notwithstanding the motive with which they are made, as long
as they are material and pertinent to the issue to be resolved in the
proceeding.
Student note: The statute of limitations for an action to recover damages for slander is one year, pursuant to CPLR 215[3], measured from the date of the publication or utterance of the allegedly slanderous statement.
Case: Cullin v. Lynch, NY Slip Op 00086 (2d Dept. 2014).
Here is the decision.
Tomorrow's issue: A taxi driver's liability for a passenger's injury.
