Bee Publications, Inc. v. Cheektowaga Times, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J. P.
To prevail in a libel action against media defendants, a plaintiff who qualifies as a public figure (see, Curtis Pub. Co. v Butts, 388 US 130) must show: (1) that the allegedly defamatory words were “ ‘of and concerning’ ” him (see, Gross v Cantor, 270 NY 93, 96); (2) that they were likely to be understood as *383defamatory by the ordinary person (see, James v Gannett Co., 40 NY2d 415); (3) that the words were false (see, Rinaldi v Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 42 NY2d 369, cert denied 434 US 969) and (4) that they were published with “actual malice” (Rinaldi v…
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