Attorney's Remarks in Court Proceeding Found Privileged

An attorney's allegations that his client's previous counsel botched the case and "stole" money were privileged statements immune from a defamation action, a New York appeal court has ruled. The court determined that even if the statements were "actionable assertions of fact," they were "protected by the absolute privilege for statements made in a judicial proceeding."

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