Legal Opinion
Price v. Viking Press, Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided December 30, 1985No. Civ. 4-85-819PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
DIANA E. MURPHY, District Judge.
Plaintiff David Price brought this action against Viking Press, Inc. (Viking), 1 Peter Matthiessen, and Bruce Ellison, alleging defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false light invasion of privacy, and prima facie tort. He seeks compensatory damages of $25 million, as well as punitive damages, interest, costs, and attorney’s fees. Defendant Ellison has counterclaimed alleging prima facie tort, abuse of process, and violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1985, as well as constitutional violations. Diversity jurisdiction is…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hutchinson v. ProxmireSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by16 opinions
- David Price v. Viking Penguin, Inc. And Peter Matthiessen, William Styron, Kurt Vonnegut, John Irving, Alfred Kazin and Susan Sontag, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Jones v. PALMER COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATEDSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
- Glass v. IDS Financial Services, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1991
- Schibursky v. International Business MacHines Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1993
- Stock v. HeinerDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1988
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