Legal Opinion
Handelman v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 12, 1978No. 77 CIV 3666 (LBS)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAND, District Judge.
Jurisdiction in this libel action is based upon diversity of citizenship. Plaintiff alleges that he was libeled by a Hustler feature article about William Loeb, publisher of the Manchester Union Leader and the New Hampshire Sunday News, which, among other matters, described the extensive litigation which raged over the estate of William Loeb’s mother. The defendants in this case are Hustler Magazine, Inc., Larry C. Flynt, its publisher, and Kevin Cash, who allegedly wrote the article under the fictitious name, “Ben Steffens”.
In his complaint, plaintiff states that…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- James v. Gannett Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Mencher v. ChesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Sanderson v. . CaldwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Nichols v. Item Publishers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1956
- November v. Time Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Melanie Geisler v. Orlando R. Petrocelli and Pinnacle Books, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Samuel Albert v. Salmen Loksen, Brooklyn Hospital and Karen BuonoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Church of Scientology International v. Time Warner, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- Wachs v. WinterDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1983
- Anyanwu v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1995
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