Legal Opinion
Armstrong v. Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 19, 1994PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kupferman, J.
This libel action is brought by the well-known criminal defense attorney Michael F. Armstrong based upon a paragraph which appeared in the book Den of Thieves, published by defendant Simon & Schuster and written by defendant Stewart with the research assistance of defendant Cohen. Den of Thieves, a best seller, chronicles the demise and criminal prosecution of the investment banking firm of Drexel Burn-ham Lambert, Inc., and Michael Milken. Plaintiff was retained by Lowell Milken, Michael’s brother, during the Government’s investigation of Drexel, and was also…
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