Legal Opinion
Wynberg v. National Enquirer, Inc.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided August 6, 1982No. CV 76-2110-ALSPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT
STEPHENS, Senior District Judge.
Defendants, National Enquirer, Inc., et al., have moved for Summary Judgment in this action under Rule 56(b), FRCP.
STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED FACTS
In 1975, Plaintiff, Henry Wynberg, had a brief but celebrated “close personal relationship,” as Plaintiff characterizes it, with Elizabeth Taylor. 1 Although the relationship lasted for only 14 months, it generated at least 86 news articles. 2 The Defendants, National Enquirer, Inc., et al., published a story on March 2, 1976, reporting certain sentiments and opinions concerning the…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Robert C. Guccione v. Hustler Magazine, Inc. And Flynt Distributing Company, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Ruebke v. Globe Communications Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1987
- Marcone v. Penthouse International Magazine for MenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Lamb v. RizzoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
- Jackson v. LongcopeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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