Legal Opinion

Ortiz v. Valdescastilla

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 5, 1984PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*514OPINION OF THE COURT

Sullivan, J.

Plaintiff Alvaro Ortiz, a producer of theatrical shows for the Spanish-speaking community in the New York metropolitan area, seeks damages for an alleged libel which appeared in the entertainment column of the Sunday magazine section of El Diario-La Prensa on October 25, 1981. Named as defendants are Dimarco Valdescastilla, a freelance author who wrote the article and sold it to El Diario and under whose by-line the article appeared; Gannett El Diario Subsidiary, Inc., the corporate publisher of El Diario; and its parent, Gannett Co., Inc.1

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Friends of Animals, Inc. v. Associated Fur Manufacturers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1979

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  4. Hawks v. Record Printing & Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  5. Chalpin v. Amordian Press, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

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