Legal Opinion
Marcone v. Penthouse Internatinal, Ltd.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 14, 1983No. Civ. A. 78-3733PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge.
A jury has awarded compensatory damages of $30,000 and punitive damages of $537,500 to the plaintiff, Frank J. Marcone, and against the defendant, Penthouse International, Ltd., in this diversity defamation action. In an earlier opinion, 533 F.Supp. 353 (E.D.Pa.1982), this Court ruled that the plaintiff was not a public figure for the purposes of this action, and that the relevant Constitutional limitations on the Pennsylvania law of defamation were those imposed by Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U.S. 323, 94 S.Ct. 2997, 41 L.Ed.2d 789 (1974).…
2Cases cited78 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by13 opinions
- DiSalle v. P.G. Publishing Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Marcone v. Penthouse International Magazine for MenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Jackson v. LongcopeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Walder v. LobelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Rush v. Scott Specialty Gases, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
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