Legal Opinion
Cancer Action NY v. St. Lawrence County Newspapers Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 18, 2004PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Demarest, J.), entered July 21, 2003 in St. Lawrence County, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Plaintiffs have engaged in a concerted effort since the spring of 2000 to block Chatham Forest Products from constructing and operating an oriented strand board* plant in the Town of Lisbon, St. Lawrence County. They have assiduously advocated their views at municipal hearings, public gatherings, letters to newspapers, and in a variety of other avenues as self-proclaimed activists, including running for public…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Brian v. RichardsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Mahoney v. Adirondack Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Freeman v. JohnstonNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Millus v. Newsday, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1996
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