Legal Opinion
Leonard Davis v. Theodor Schuchat
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 22, 1975No. 18-5266PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:
The District Court, sitting without a jury, awarded damages in an action for slander. This appeal from that judgment raises a question as to the degree of protection afforded by the First Amendment to one who describes himself, as does appellant, to be an investigative journalist. There are also issues as to the standard of liability, if liability is to be imposed at all, and the propriety of punitive damages. For the reasons hereinafter appearing, we affirm.
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Plaintiff-appellee, Leonard Davis, is the founder, a director, and a major shareholder of the Colonial Penn…
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