Court dismisses Dalvin Cook defamation claims

Court dismisses Dalvin Cook defamation claims

Minnesota appeals court tosses Dalvin Cook’s defamation suit, citing judicial-proceedings privilege and lack of actual malice in attorney statements.

Defamation and Deceit Claims Lost

Judiciary Law 487 claims have rocketed in frequency over the past several years, which is ironic as it is a statute which first appeared in England in 1275. Here in Langton v Sussman & Watkins 2025 NY Slip Op 02765Decided on May 7, 2025 Appellate Division, Second Department the plaintiff was removed from her position as voluntary library trustee and 11 years of litigation followed. Her claims under Judiciary Law 487 were lost. “In 2012, the plai…