Legal Opinion
Elmer Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 16, 1982No. 81-2483PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
This defamation action comes before us after retrial in the district court pursuant to the mandate of the Supreme Court in Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U.S. 323, 94 S.Ct. 2997, 41 L.Ed.2d 789 (1974). A jury found in favor of the plaintiff, Elmer Gertz, and awarded compensatory and punitive damages. We affirm.
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2Cases cited49 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by99 opinions
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- Parts and Electric Motors, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Sterling Electric, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Monfils v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Donald J. Johnson v. Patrick H. BurkenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation v. Walter Jacobson and Cbs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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