Legal Opinion
Sharon v. Time, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 9, 1983No. 83 Civ. 4660 (ADS)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SOFAER, District Judge.
The complaint in this case, brought by General Ariel Sharon, former Minister of Defense of the State of Israel, charges Time, Inc., with libel for a statement published in Time, its mass-circulation weekly. Sharon claims the statement accuses him of knowingly permitting or encouraging the murder of Palestinian refugees at the Sabra and Shatilla camps in West Beirut, Lebanon. Time has moved to dismiss the complaint, arguing that the allegedly objectionable statement is not libelous, that Sharon is libel proof on the issue of his involvement in the Sabra…
2Cases cited21 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
- Rinaldi v. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
- James v. Gannett Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- William F. Buckley, Jr. v. Franklin H. LittellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Sharon v. Time, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Jewell v. NYP Holdings, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1998
- Alexander A. Simon, Jr., Cross-Appellee v. Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., Michael W. Swofford, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Kelly v. SchmidbergerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Marcone v. Penthouse International Magazine for MenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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