Legal Opinion
Robert C. Guccione v. Hustler Magazine, Inc. And Flynt Distributing Company, Inc., Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 29, 1986No. 1478, Docket 86-7277PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
Publishers of pornography are, not surprisingly, often criticized and scorned and, on occasion, may even be libeled. This libel action brought by Robert Guecione, the publisher of Penthouse magazine, is noteworthy because the alleged libel was authored not by a righteous crusader against smut but by Larry Flynt, the publisher of Hustler magazine. An article printed in Hustler in 1983 stated that Guecione “is married and also has a live-in girlfriend, Kathy Keeton.” In what the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Robert J. Sweet, Judge)…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Rinaldi v. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
- William F. Buckley, Jr. v. Franklin H. LittellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Jackie Collins Lerman v. Flynt Distributing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Fleckenstein v. FriedmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
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3Cited by77 opinions
- City of Tuscaloosa v. Harcros Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- William G. Brooks v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Geraldo Rivera Charles C. Thompson and Maravilla Productions Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Phyllis Meloff v. New York Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Biro v. Condé NastDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2012
- Schiavone Construction Co. And Ronald A. Schiavone, Individually, in 86-5839 v. Time, Inc., in 86-5920Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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