Legal Opinion
Connolly v. Labowitz
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided September 12, 1986PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAYLOR, Judge.
Defendants 1 have moved for a ruling in advance of trial with respect to certain evidentiary matters.
I
The first issue is the extent of Dr. Connolly’s burden of proof with respect to the falsity of the alleged statements of Dr. Labowitz. Dr. Labowitz cites Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. Hepps, 475 U.S. -, 106 S.Ct. 1558, 89 L.Ed.2d 783 (1986) in support of that position. Hepps involved a libel action brought against a newspaper publisher. The state court held that the plaintiff need not show falsity of the statement and that plaintiff need only show fault on the part of the…
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