Legal Opinion
Pirre v. Printing Developments, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 16, 1979No. 75 Civ. 3793PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WHITMAN KNAPP, District Judge.
The complaint in this diversity lawsuit originally alleged claims for wrongful discharge, slander and libel against Printing Developments, Inc. (“PDI”), plaintiff’s former employer, and Time Incorporated, of which PDI was a wholly owned subsidiary. (See Pirre v. Printing Developments, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.1977) 432 F.Supp. 840). Only two claims of libel were ultimately submitted to the jury, which returned a verdict dismissing the complaint against Time Incorporated but awarding damages totalling $445,000 against PDI.
Defendant PDI now attacks that verdict. It…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by28 opinions
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