Strange is alleged to be the board's "current" chairman; since he is not alleged to have been a member of the board at any relevant time, the proposed complaint is palpably insufficient as to him.The proposed complaint states a cause of action against Reilly and Manos for defamation of plaintiff Lawrence Boliak (see Davis v Boeheim, 24 NY3d 262, 272, 998 N.Y.S.2d 131, 22 N.E.3d 999 [2014]; O'Neill v New York Univ., 97 AD3d 199, 212, 944… [read post]