Legal Opinion
Immuno AG. v. Moor-Jankowski
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 14, 1989PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
This appeal concerns application of the "settled rule that expressions of an opinion 'false or not, libelous or not, are constitutionally protected and may not be the subject of private damage actions’ ”. (Steinhilber v Alphonse, 68 NY2d 283, 286.) Settled though the rule may be, the line separating protected expressions of opinion from actionable assertions of fact has proved elusive. In this case, the primary — and vehemently contested — dispute between the parties concerns the proper category for a letter to the editor of a scientific journal.
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This libel action…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rinaldi v. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Steinhilber v. AlphonseNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by20 opinions
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