Legal Opinion
National Nutritional Foods Ass'n v. Whelan
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 25, 1980No. 78 Civ. 6276PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SOFAER, District Judge:
This is an action for libel, conspiracy and prima facie tort brought against a nutritionist, Elizabeth M. Whelan, and a physician specializing in nutrition, Fredrick J. Stare, by National Nutritional Foods Association (“NNFA”), a trade association of retailers, manufacturers and distributors in the health food industry and three individual members of the Association, all of whom are in the retail health food business. 1 Jur isdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
Plaintiffs claim they have been libeled, defamed, and commercially injured…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hutchinson v. ProxmireSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- The Washington Post Company v. Eugene J. KeoghCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Rinaldi v. Viking Penguin, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Bandag of Springfield, Inc. v. Bandag, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- Azby Brokerage, Inc. v. Allstate InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- Brady v. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Donahue v. Pendleton Woolen Mills, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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