Citywide Sewer & Drain v. Carusone [1]

A New York news station broadcast a report on Citywide Sewer & Drain focusing on customer complaints. Angelo Carusone, who had worked a summer job at Citywide, made comments on his blog under the title, "Citywide Really Is Shittywide." Citywide sued Carusone and his father, who worked at Citywide, for defamation. In September 2006, the New York Supreme Court granted [2] the defendants' motion for summary judgment, holding that the statements on Carusone's blog were statements of opinion protected by the First Amendment.