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A New York federal judge said in a strong and firm opinion released this week that an article written by former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer about financial and business crimes in the state is not libelous because it is not “of and concerning” the plaintiff.
The plaintiffs’ lawyers in a suit against a title company accused in a mortgage fraud scheme were absolutely privileged to provide copies of court documents and comments to the press, Maryland’s highest court ruled last Friday in Norman v. Borison.
