A divided Fourth Department panel concluded that Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim's comments, calling the men who accused assistant coach Bernie Fine of molestation liars, represented opinion and not actionable statements of fact.
October 07, 2013 at 12:00 AM
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Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim did not defame two men by calling them liars after they accused assistant coach Bernie Fine of molesting them as youths, a divided state appeals court decided.
A 3-2 majority of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department panel concluded Friday in Davis v. Boeheim, 13-00451, that Boeheim’s comments, when viewed overall, represented opinion and not actionable statements of fact.
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