Legal Opinion
Rinaldi v. Viking Penguin, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1979PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bentley Kassal, J.
ISSUE
Does the publication of a paperback edition of a book after notice that the original hard-cover edition contained allegedly libelous material constitute a new and separate act of defamation? The resolution of this issue, for which there appears to be no reported authority, is crucial to the determination of two aspects of this case:(1) was the action timely under the Statute of Limitations, and(2) did the defendant act with malice in republishing the alleged untrue statements in the paperback edition?
MOTIONS
This is a motion by defendants for summary…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Craig v. HarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Rinaldi v. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
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