Legal Opinion

Kathy Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., and Larry C. Flynt

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided September 11, 1987No. 86-1963Published

1Opinion of the Court

828 F.2d 64

Kathy KEETON, Plaintiff, Appellee,

v.

HUSTLER MAGAZINE, INC., and Larry C. Flynt, Defendants, Appellants.

No. 86-1963.

United States Court of Appeals,

First Circuit.

Sept. 11, 1987.

CERTIFICATION

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.

1

The plaintiff in this case, Kathy Keeton, brought a diversity action in the federal district court for the district of New Hampshire, claiming that Hustler Magazine (and its publisher) printed libelous material about her in five issues of the magazine. The case raises several difficult threshold issues, primarily because the parties have so little contact with New…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Phillips Petroleum Co. v. ShuttsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Rescue Army v. Municipal Court of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  5. Allstate Insurance v. HagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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