Case Notes: The High Cost of Defamation at a Bronx Condo (NY)

Defamation can harm co-op and condo budgets as much as it harms reputations. What is defamation? If someone damages the reputation of another person by verbal statements (called slander) or in writing (called libel), the offending party is guilty of defamation, and the injured party can bring an action and demand compensation.   Read the article……………………………….

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