NY Applies One Year Statute Of Limitations To Defamatory Posts

This week's Internet Law Update features an extensive analysis of Rare 1 Corp. v. Moshe Zwiebel Diamond Corp., Index No. 117595/05 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co., July 5, 2006). The New York Supreme Court holds that the ‘single publication’ rule applies to allegedly defamatory statements posted about plaintiff on a subscription web site accessible only by the site’s members. As those statements were posted over one year prior to the commencement of plaintiff’s action charging defendant with defamation as a result of their publication, the Court held such claims barred by the applicable statute of limitations, and dismissed plaintiff’s suit.

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