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In Brian v Richardson, 85 NY2d 808,637 N.Y.S.2d 347 [1995], the Court of Appeals stated "the essence of the tort libel is the publication of a statement about an individual that is both false and defamatory. Since falsity is a sine qua non of a libel claim and since only assertions of fact are capable of being proven false, we have consistently held that a libel action cannot be maintained unless it is premised on published assertions of fact."
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Decided May 2, 1995
Appeal from (1st Dept: 211 A.D.2d 413)
MOTIONS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL GRANTED OR DENIED
Motions for leave to appeal which are dismissed, or which are granted or denied with additional explanation for basis of decision, are reported elsewhere.
Granted.