Legal Opinion
Bachchan v. India Abroad Publications Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 13, 1992PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Shirley Fingerhood, J.
Although the cases interpreting constitutional limitations on libel actions are legion, this is apparently the first time that a New York court has been asked to apply those limitations to bar the enforcement of a foreign judgment.
The judgment was granted in an action brought in the High Court of Justice in London, England, by an Indian national against the New York operator of a news service which transmits reports only to a news service in India. The story held to be defamatory was written by a reporter in London, wired by defendant to the news…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Chapadeau v. Utica Observer-Dispatch, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Naoko Ohno v. Yuko YasumaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
- Dow Jones & Co., Inc. v. Harrods, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2002
- Trout Point Lodge, Limited v. Doug HandshoeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
- Telnikoff v. MatusevitchCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- Matusevitch v. TelnikoffDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1995
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