Legal Opinion
Reuber v. Food Chemical News, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1990No. Nos. 88-2641—88-2643PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Senior Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals raise myriad issues, but the principal ones concern the law of defamation and invasion of privacy.
I. Introduction
In 1981 the plaintiff Melvin Reuber worked for Litton Bionetics, Inc. (Litton), a private research firm, as a pathologist researching the potential carcinogenic effects *275of various chemicals.1 Litton operated the Frederick Cancer Research Center (“FCRC”) under a contract with the National Cancer Institute (“NCI”), a public agency. In addition to his official duties, Reuber performed a substantial amount of…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dr. Judith Piesco v. The City of New York, Dept. Of Personnel, Juan Ortiz and Nicholas Laporte, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Reuber v. Food Chemical News, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Rao v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1995
- Pritchett v. LanierDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1991
- THS Northstar Associates v. WR Grace & Co.-Conn.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1994
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