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Caveman Adventures UN, Ltd. v. Press-Citizen Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 6, 2001No. 99-0435PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARTER, Justice.

Press-Citizen Co., Inc., (the Press-Citizen) appeals from a judgment awarding substantial, punitive damages against it in a libel action. The plaintiff-appellee is Caveman Adventures UN, Ltd. d/b/a the Electronics Cave (the Electronics Cave), a retail vendor of electronic equipment in Iowa City, including VCRs and camcorders. The gravamen of the Electronics Cave’s claim in the district court was that a business competitor, Woodburn Electronics, Inc. (Woodburn), had libeled it by publishing a paid advertisement in the Press-Citizen accusing the Electronics Cave of false and…

2Cases cited10 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. St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Vinson v. Linn-Mar Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. Chapman v. LaboneDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2006
  4. Winckel v. Von Maur, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
  5. Kent v. IowaDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2009

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