Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York September 13, 2017, 2014-07682 (Greenberg v. Spitzer)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chambers, J.

This appeal presents an opportunity to discuss in some detail the proper application of CPLR 3211 (a) (1) and (7) in the context of an action sounding in defamation.

I. Background

The plaintiff, Maurice R. Greenberg, is the former chairman and chief executive officer of American International Group, Inc. (hereinafter AIG), and the defendant, Eliot L.