Legal Opinion
Immuno AG. v. Moor-Jankowski
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 15, 1991PublishedCited by 240 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
One year ago, applying what appeared to be settled law, we affirmed the dismissal of plaintiffs libel action against the editor of a scientific journal, essentially for his publication of a signed letter to the editor on a subject of public controversy. We concluded that there was no triable issue of fact as to the falsity of the threshold factual assertions of the letter, that— beyond those threshold factual assertions — the letter writer’s statements of opinion were entitled to the absolute protection of the State and Federal constitutional free speech…
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