Only one one Stephen Elliott’s three claims against S***ty Media Men list creator Moira Donegan, that of defamation, survived Friday afternoon’s pre-conference on the motion to dismiss. Judge Lashann Dearcy Hall quickly mowed through Elliott’s other claims of negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress, with the plaintiff’s counsel agreeing to withdraw those. Team Donegan came to play, with lead attorney Roberta Kaplan arguing in the Eastern District courthouse in Brooklyn, and Donegan watching from the first row. Elliott did not attend, and as it transpired, his lead attorney, Andrew Miltenberg, was out of town. Even the defamation claim, which […]