Legal Opinion
Herbert Meisler v. Gannett Company, Inc. USA Today
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 28, 1994No. 92-7052PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal arises out of an action for libel. Herbert Meisler, the plaintiff, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants Gannett Co., Inc. and USA TODAY (“defendants”). Meisler argues that the district court erred in concluding that the evidence could not support a finding of actual malice. We affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In 1987, Herbert Meisler and Harold Ripps became interested in dog racing. In October 1988 Meisler, Ripps, Herman Maisel, and Elliot Maisel, as equal partners, formed the American Racing Group to hold their interests in…
2Cases cited6 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
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Southpace Properties, Inc. v. Acquisition GroupCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Colodny v. Iverson, Yoakum, Papiano & HatchDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1996
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