Legal Opinion
Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1989No. Nos. 87-2665, 87-2700PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
In this libel action, plaintiff-appellant Jeffrey M. Masson appeals from the order of the district court granting summary judgment to defendants-appellees The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. (“The New Yorker”), Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (“Knopf”), and Janet Malcolm. We affirm.
I
In 1983, Janet Malcolm published a two-part article in The New Yorker magazine concerning the termination of psychoanalyst Jeffrey M. Masson from his position as Projects Director of the Sigmund Freud Archives (Archives). The article, subsequently reprinted in book form by publisher Knopf, was largely based…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Richard L. Zaldivar v. City of Los Angeles, and Margaret Salazar, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
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- Jewell v. NYP Holdings, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1998
- Weller v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1991
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