Legal Opinion
Reilly v. Associated Press
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 31, 2003No. 01-P-1619PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.
The plaintiff, Mark T. Reilly, a veterinary doctor, appeals from an order of the Superior Court granting the defendants’ motions for summary judgment and dismissing his complaint for defamation. Reilly filed the complaint in response to certain print and broadcast media publications, including an article that was published on May 21, 1995, on the front page of the Sunday edition of the Boston Herald (Herald). The Herald story (which we reprint as an Appendix to the opinion) related details regarding Reilly’s alleged negligence in caring for a six year old West Highland terrier named Zeke.…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Eyal v. Helen Broadcasting Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Stone v. Essex County Newspapers, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- William F. Buckley, Jr. v. Franklin H. LittellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- King v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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