Legal Opinion
Rosanova v. Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided April 6, 1976No. CV475-58PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT.
LAWRENCE, Chief Judge.
I
The July, 1974, issue of Playboy Magaziné contained an article, entitled “Playboy’s History of Organized Crime”, in which the following paragraph appears:
“Watching Fitzsimmons and Nixon that morning, a California investigator shook his head in dismay. T can stand crooks,’ he said, ‘but it bothers the hell out of me when a guy meets with mobsters and then with the President.’ For in the days prior to the flight, in addition to playing golf, Fitzsimmons had attended a number of interesting meetings. At the Mission Hills…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by68 opinions
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- Eric Waldbaum v. Fairchild Publications, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Tavoulareas v. PiroCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Moss v. StockardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Romaine v. KallingerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
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