Legal Opinion
Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 18, 1969No. 69 C 1288PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DECKER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a practicing attorney, brings this diversity action for libel under Illinois law, claiming that defendant published a magazine article, and reprints thereof, designating plaintiff as a Communist or Communist sympathizer. Defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or alternatively, for failure to satisfy the requisite jurisdictional amount.
Plaintiff’s complaint alleges that he has been injured in his professional reputation and practice by defendant’s publications. The alleged…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Coursey v. Greater Niles Township Publishing Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1968
- Whitby v. Associates Discount Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1965
- Grant v. Reader's Digest Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Reed v. AlbaneseAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966
- Spanel v. PeglerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Elmer Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Walker v. Colorado Springs Sun, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1975
- Cahill v. Hawaiian Paradise Park CorporationHawaii Supreme Court · 1975
- Sindorf v. Jacron Sales Co.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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