Legal Opinion
Lansdowne v. Beacon Journal Publishing Co.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided September 2, 1987No. 86-1263PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLocher, J.
This appeal once again presents this court with the general problem of reconciling the law of defamation with the freedoms guaranteed under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section 11, Article I of the Ohio Constitution.
In reaching its decision, the court of appeals relied upon the standard of *178liability for defamation actions brought by private-figure plaintiffs as enunciated by this court in Embers Supper Club, Inc. v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. (1984), 9 Ohio St. 3d 22, 9 OBR 115, 457 N.E. 2d 1164. The Embers court held that the standard of review for…
2Cases cited12 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
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by81 opinions
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- In Re AwkalOhio Court of Appeals · 1994
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