Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York April 1, 2002 (Serratore v. American Port Services, Inc.)

—In an action to recover damages for defamation, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Nastasi, J.), dated May 14, 2001, which granted the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) to dismiss the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.