941 F. Supp. 2d 267 - Lader v. Delgado’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “The court agrees that despite Plaintiffs’ attempt to cast it differently, the complaint sets forth no more than a claim for defamation. Plaintiffs’ complaint seeks compensation for damage to their business reputations as a result of statements made by Defendant in the initial complaint in the 2009 Action. Thus, the complaint refers specifically to allegedly false information stated in that complaint. Referring to those statements, Plaintiffs state that the “fallout” from such false statements “had a devastating blow to Lader’s business.” Further, Plaintiffs refer to “the damages to their reputations wrought by the scurrilous accusations [of Defendant].” Such statements, however characterized ... state nothing more than a claim for defamation from statements made in the 2009 Action. As such, the claim is time-barred. Accord Gallagher v. Metro North Commuter R. Co., 846 F.Supp. 291, 293-94 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) (when characterizing claim courts look to “the reality and the essence of the action and not its mere name”), quoting, Ramsay v. Mary Imogene Bassett Hosp., 113 A.D.2d 149 , 495 N.Y.S.2d 282, 284 (3d Dep’t 1985) (dismissing claims in tort on ground that plaintiffs claim was, in fact, a claim only for defamation).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Katz v. Travelers