Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York July 15, 2002 (Skarren v. Household Finance Corp.)

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for defamation, unpaid pension benefits, unpaid severance benefits, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Carter, J.), entered December 1, 2000, which denied their motion to dismiss the complaint *489pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) for failure to state a cause of action.