Three Amigos SJL Restaurant, Inc., d/b/a The Cheetah Club, et al. v CBS News Inc., et al., 27 N.Y.3d 569 (2016)

In a defamation case, for a statement to be actionable, it must be “of and concerning” the plaintiff, meaning a reasonable person familiar with the plaintiff would understand the statement to refer to them.

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals addressed whether statements made during a news broadcast were