Legal Opinion
E. Howard Hunt, Jr. v. Victor L. Marchetti, Liberty Lobby, a D.C. Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 19, 1987No. 85-5400, 85-6078PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
E. Howard Hunt, Jr., appeals three district court rulings made during the retrial of his libel suit against Liberty Lobby, Inc. The jury on retrial rendered a verdict for Liberty Lobby. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1978, Liberty Lobby published in its nationally distributed weekly newspaper, the Spotlight, an article which stated that the Central Intelligence Agency would attempt to implicate Hunt and others in the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 1 Hunt filed suit against Liberty Lobby seeking damages for libel. 2 A jury trial resulted in an award to Hunt…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Burlington Northern Railroad v. WoodsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Schneider v. Lockheed Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- E. Howard Hunt, Jr. v. Liberty Lobby, a D.C. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Mark Waldorf, in No. 97-5195 v. Edward J. Shuta Carolyn Wood Kenneth C. Spence, Jr. Mary Kay Spence Borough of Kenilworth Joseph Rego Henry J. Moll Victor Smith Lawrence Stickle Charles David Joseph Ventre Thomas Neville William J. Ahern William E. Conrad Livio Mancino Gary Rowinsky Mario Dibella Vincent Scorese Harry Grapenthin Mary Kelly Richard McCormack William Holt A. Zeleniak Richard Lomax C. William Gutekunst Frederick Bailey Michael Padula Charles Scheuermann Fred Sues Joseph Walyuf Thomas McHale Philip Ernst Frank J. Mascaro Walter E. Boright, Jr. Albert Simmenroth James E. O'Brien Frank J. Johdof Raymond Blydenburgh Edward Kasbarian John J. O'LOck Edmac Enterprises Edward McDermott Mark Waldorf v. Edward J. Shuta Carolyn Wood Kenneth C. Spence, Jr. Mary Kay Spence Borough of Kenilworth Joseph Rego Henry J. Moll Victor Smith Lawrence Stickle Charles David Joseph Ventre Thomas Neville William J. Ahern William E. Conrad Livio Mancino Gary Rowinsky Mario Dibella Vincent Scorese Harry Grapenthin Mary Kelly Richard McCormack William Holt A. Zeleniak Richard Lomax C. William Gutekunst Frederick Bailey Michael Padula Charles Scheuermann Fred Sues Joseph Walyuf Thomas McHale Philip Ernst Frank J. Mascaro Walter E. Boright, Jr. Albert Simmenroth James E. O'Brien Frank J. Johdof Raymond Blydenburgh Edward Kasbarian John J. O'LOck Edmac Enterprises Edward McDermott Borough of Kenilworth, in No. 97-5222Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Wheeler v. John Deere Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Frederick v. Kirby Tankships, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Finch v. City of VernonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Waldorf v. ShutaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
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