• VIP Pet Studio Inc. v. Sproule

    Publication Date: 2024-01-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Justice Presiding Mark C. Dillon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Respondent: Steven G. Leventhal of counsel, Leventhal, Mullaney & Blinkoff, LLP, Roslyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellants: Paul Alan Levy], of counsel, Clare M. Sproule (Public Citizen Litigation Group, Wantagh, NY. For Amici Curiae Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Gannett Co., Inc., Media Institute, MPA — The Association of Magazine Media, National Press Photographers Association, New York Public Radio, New York Times Company, Penguin Random House, LLC, Radio Television Digital News Association, Society of Environmental Journalists, and Vox Media, LLC: Laura R. Handman, James Rosenfeld, and Lindsey B. Cherner of counsel, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Yelp, Inc., and Tripadvisor, LLC: Richard L. Ravin of counsel, Hartman & Winnicki, P.C., Hicksville, NY.

    Case Number: 2021-04228

    2020 Amendments to Anti-SLAPP Law Not Retroactive; Statements Actionable as Mixed Opinion