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| | Union Plaza Nursing Home, Inc. v Ming Pao (NY) Inc. (2004 NY Slip Op 51472(U)) |
 | | Furthermore, although counsel for the Ming Pao defendants, in his reply affirmation dated May 3, 2004, makes reference to his "initial" affirmation dated February 5, 2004, such affirmation is not among the papers submitted herein, and thus, was not considered by the court. |
 | | The Sing Tao defendants argue that such procedure violates the strict pleading requirements found in CPLR 3016 relative to a complaint in a defamation action. |
 | | The Sing Tao defendants further argue that as a consequence of plaintiffs' failure to specifically identify the alleged defamatory statements in the article, they cannot properly frame or choose a defense, including one based upon the broad protection of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution regarding a newspaper's reporting of expressions of opinion. |
| www.courts.state.ny.us /reporter/3dseries/2004/2004_51472.htm (531 words) |
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