Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Penthouse International, Ltd.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided October 22, 1981No. Civ. A. M-77-1900PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JAMES R. MILLER, Jr., District Judge.
The plaintiff, James W. Fitzgerald, brought this action for libel and other torts 1 against Penthouse International, Ltd. (Penthouse), Meredith Corporation, Robert C. Guccione, and Steve Chappie. According to the plaintiff, he was injured by the publication of an article, authored by Chappie, in the June, 1977 issue of Penthouse magazine. The article, entitled “The Pentagon’s Deadly Pets,” concerns the United States Navy’s and the Central Intelligence Agency’s alleged training and use of animals for military and intelligence purposes. A…
2Cases cited67 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by20 opinions
- James W. Fitzgerald v. Penthouse International, Ltd. Meredith Printing Corporation Meredith Corporation Bob Guccione and Steve ChappleCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Lajuan and Billy Wood v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Contemporary Mission, Inc. v. New York Times Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1987
- Foretich v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Hoppe v. Hearst Corp.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1989
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