Legal Opinion
Fred Lowenschuss v. West Publishing Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 12, 1976No. 75-2431PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the attempt of a lawyer to secure redress from West Publishing Company (“West”), a publisher of judicial opinions, for an allegedly defamatory footnote contained in a judge’s opinion which West published without change. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed the complaint. Lowenschuss v. West Publishing Company, 402 F.Supp. 1212 (E.D.Pa.1975). We affirm.
I
To place the alleged defamation in context, a brief exposition of the facts follows. Plaintiff Fred Lowenschuss is an active attorney at…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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