Legal Opinion
L. Cohen & Co., Inc. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 24, 1986No. Civ. H-85-686(JAC)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, District Judge:
This action for damages resulting from the dissemination of an allegedly inaccurate credit report is before the court on the defendant’s motions to dismiss and for summary judgment.
L. Cohen & Company (“the plaintiff”) contends that Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. (“the defendant”) prepared and distributed a credit report that erroneously indicated that the plaintiff was “slow” in meeting its financial obligations. The plaintiff asserts that the defendant thereby violated the Connecticut common law of defamation and…
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- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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