Legal Opinion
Bromhall v. Rorvik
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 1, 1979No. Civ. A. 78-2297PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FULLAM, District Judge.
In January 1978, the defendant J. B. Lippincott Company (“Lippincott”) published a book authored by the defendant Rorvik entitled In His Image, subtitled The Cloning of a Man. The book purports to be a factual account of a successful experiment, conducted in great secrecy, resulting in the creation of a human genetic “twin” by cloning. 1
Plaintiff is an eminent British scientist, a recognized authority in the field of experimental embryology. He asserts that the book is a hoax and has brought this action to recover damages for libel, malicious…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Corabi v. Curtis Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Schott v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Meeropol v. NizerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Thomas v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Gary Moore v. The Big Picture CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Weinstein v. BullickDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
- Meltzer v. ZollerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1981
- Bochan v. La FontaineDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1999
- Schoneweis v. DandoNebraska Supreme Court · 1989
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