Legal Opinion
Eugene Boice, John Di Palermo, and Robert Wahrman v. Unisys Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 23, 1995No. 939, Docket 94-7682PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
On this appeal, we must decide whether a person, who in response to a subpoena turns over documents to a government official, knowing that the documents contain libelous statements, enjoys an immunity from a suit for defamation. If so, is the immunity absolute or qualified?
The district court (Con. G. CholaMs, Judge) held that such a person was not absolutely immune from defamation suits arising out of the surrender of documents under a subpoena from the New York State Inspector General. The court concluded that Unisys enjoyed only a qualified privilege and could not…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Briscoe v. LaHueSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Swint v. Chambers County CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. v. Mayacamas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by21 opinions
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