Legal Opinion
Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 30, 1984No. 82-1246PublishedCited by 1,996 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
An unusual metaphor in a critical review of an unusual loudspeaker system gave rise to product disparagement litigation that presents us with a procedural question of first impression: Does Rule 52(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure prescribe the standard to be applied by the Court of Appeals in its review of a District Court’s determination that a false statement was made with the kind of “actual malice” described in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U. S. 254, 279-280 (1964)?
In the May 1970 issue of its magazine, Consumer Reports, respondent published a seven-page article…
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