Legal Opinion
Oweida v. Tribune-Review Publishing Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 18, 1991No. 1262PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McEWEN, Judge:
This libel action was commenced by appellee’s decedent, Nizar N. Oweida, M.D. (hereinafter “appellee”) 1 , following publication in the Sunday Tribune-Review and The Sunday Tribune, two newspapers of general circulation in Westmoreland County, of essentially identical articles reporting that serious charges of medical malpractice had been set forth in a civil complaint filed against Dr. Oweida by his former patient, Bonnie Filabaum, and her husband. Dr. Oweida sought compensatory and punitive damages from appellants 2 based upon their respective roles in publishing the articles,…
2Cases cited39 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
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Sprague v. WalterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Hodges v. RodriguezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- DeMary v. Latrobe Printing & Publishing Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Green v. MiznerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Touloumes v. E.S.C. Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
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