Legal Opinion
Castellani, R., Aplts. v. Scranton Times
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 27, 2015No. 117 MAP 2014PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice BAER.
In this defamation action, Randall A. Castellani and Joseph J. Corcoran (Appellants) brought suit against The Scranton Times and its former reporter, Jennifer L. Henn (collectively, the Newspaper) regarding the Newspaper’s publication of three articles concerning Appellants’ testimony before the Twentieth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury. The trial court denied Appellants’ pretrial motion to admit two judicial opinions at trial as evidence of the Newspaper’s state of mind, and the Superior Court affirmed. Upon review, we reverse. Because the judicial opinions are…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hutchinson v. ProxmireSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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