Legal Opinion
Pierson v. News Group Publications, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided September 24, 1982No. Civ. A. CV181-173PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BOWEN, District Judge.
This diversity action involves issues of alleged invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress arising from the publication of two articles in The Star, a tabloid published by defendant News Group Publications, Inc. The case is now before the Court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment. From the record the following undisputed facts appear:
A reporter, Michael Munro, and a freelance photographer, Harry Siskind, were sent to Fort Gordon, Georgia by The Star to cover a prisoner of war training program (the program or POW training) conducted…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- NOC, INC. v. SchaeferNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1984
- Hall v. Rose PostCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1987
- Westinghouse Credit Corp. v. HallDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1992
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