Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York November 15, 1995, Appeal No. 1 (Curry v. Roman)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Doerr, J.

These related but not consolidated defamation actions arose out of events that occurred on December 14, 1991, at an auction held to liquidate the art collection of Empire of America (Empire), an insolvent bank. Plaintiffs Joseph V. Parlato and Ardmore, Inc. (collectively Parlato) were retained by the Resolution Trust Corp.