Legal Opinion
Steven J. Hatfill v. The New York Times Company, and Nicholas Kristof
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 28, 2005No. 04-2561PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge SHEDD wrote the majority opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINS joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote a dissenting opinion.
SHEDD, Circuit Judge.
Dr. Steven J. Hatfill sued The New York Times Company (“The Times”) and columnist Nicholas Kristof, alleging claims under Virginia law for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Hatfill’s claims arise from The Times’ publication of a series of Kristofs columns concerning the federal investigation into the mailing of letters laced with anthrax in the fall of 2001. The district court…
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