Legal Opinion
Blatty v. New York Times Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided December 29, 1986No. L.A. 32173PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
The fundamental question in this case is whether a newspaper can be held liable for failing to include a book in its list of “best sellers.” As we shall explain, we conclude that the answer is no.
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Plaintiff William Peter Blatty brought this action for damages against defendant New York Times Company, publisher of the New York Times. Four causes of action are asserted in the original complaint: negligent interference with prospective economic advantage, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, negligence, and trade libel.
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