Suspended Albany Med CEO Daniel Pickett sues for defamation

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (WNYT)- Suspended Albany Med CEO Daniel Pickett is suing a woman for defamation saying her allegations of assault against him are false. Pickett s Attorneys Luke Nikas and Matthew J. Chauvin said that they filed the complaint in Saratoga County Supreme Court on behalf of Pickett. They said Pickett wants a court to review the evidence under oath. “The allegations against him are false. The complaint details more than a year of evidence—including emails, text messages, voicemails, and conduct from the person who made the allegation—proving that the accusations are false, Nikas and Chauvin said. That is why the NYPD investigated and closed its case without any charges and the family court proceedings were discontinued as soon as the accuser was required to present evidence of her claims.” At the beginning of October sources told NewsChannel 13 that Pickett was put on paid administrative leave and that the Albany Medical College Board of Trustees held an emerg