Legal Opinion

Franklin v. Daily Holdings, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 12, 2015No. 155454/13 14207PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Kapnick, J.

This action arises from an Internet news article alleged to be defamatory. Plaintiff is a DJ who, in 2012, occasionally worked at the downtown Manhattan nightclub WIP. Defendant, The Daily Holdings, Inc. “TDH” formerly known as News DP Holdings (the Daily), operated an iPad-only subscription based newspaper from 2010 to December of 2012. The Daily was a wholly owned subsidiary of defendant News Corporation (News Corp.).

On or about June 13, 2012, rappers Chris Brown and Drake and their entourages were allegedly involved in a fight at WIP over Brown’s…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Morris v. New York State Department of Taxation & FinanceNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Robert Van Buskirk, M.D.L., 1257, in Re Cable News Network v. Cable News Network, Inc., Time Inc., and Time Warner Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  4. Biro v. Condé NastDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2012
  5. Fleckenstein v. FriedmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1934

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  3. Jacobus v. TrumpNew York Supreme Court · 2017
  4. Berrio v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  5. Project Veritas v. Cable News Network, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2024

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