Legal Opinion
Ricci v. Venture Magazine, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 22, 1983No. Civ. A. 81-2182-KPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEETON, District Judge:
This defamation case involves the common law privilege to report judicial proceedings and federal constitutional protection for media reports and for expressions of opinion. By reason of their combined effect, I conclude that summary judgment must be entered for the defendant.
No choice of law issue is argued by the parties, and for present purposes I look primarily to Massachusetts cases and the Restatement (Second) of Torts for guidance on the state law issues.
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The alleged defamatory communication of which plaintiff complains is a portion of an article in the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Time, Inc. v. FirestoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Stone v. Essex County Newspapers, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Kotlikoff v. the Community NewsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Burns v. McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Jones v. TaibbiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Rosenberg v. HelinskiCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Rouch v. Enquirer & NewsMichigan Supreme Court · 1992
- Howell v. THE ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING COMPANY, LLC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Riley v. HarrCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
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