Legal Opinion
Hotchner v. Castillo-Puche
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 12, 1975No. 74 Civ. 5516-CLBPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BRIEANT, District Judge.
In this diversity action filed December 17, 1974 to recover damages for libel and invasion of privacy, defendant Doubleday & Company, Inc. (hereinafter “Doubleday”) has moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as to it “upon the ground that the statements complained of in the complaint are about a public figure and were not published by Doubleday with knowledge of their falsity or with reckless disregard of the truth thereof, and are therefore constitutionally privileged.”
Plaintiff A. E. Hotchner (“Hotchner”) is an author and was a friend…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Dupler v. Mansfield Journal Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1980
- Nader v. De ToledanoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- A. E. Hotchner v. Jose Luis Castillo-Puche, and Doubleday & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Romaine v. KallingerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- Michael Meeropol and Robert Meeropol v. Louis Nizer, Doubleday & Co., Inc. And Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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