Legal Opinion
General Products Co., Inc. v. Meredith Corp.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided November 17, 1981No. Civ. A. 81-0246-RPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
This is an action by a Virginia corporation against a corporation existing under the laws of Iowa seeking damages for defendant’s publication of statements which allegedly defamed the plaintiff and disparaged its products. Jurisdiction is founded on 28 U.S.C. § 1332, diversity of citizenship.
The matter is before the Court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment.
Plaintiff is in the business of manufacturing, distributing and selling a type of chimney known as a triple-wall chimney.
Defendant is the publisher of Better Homes and Gardens Magazine and several…
2Cases cited18 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
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hutchinson v. ProxmireSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Chapin v. GreveDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1992
- Abadian v. LeeDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2000
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