Legal Opinion
World Boxing Council v. Cosell
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 30, 1989No. 86 Civ. 9738 (WCC)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM C. CONNER, District Judge:
This bout between boxing heavyweights pits plaintiff, the World Boxing Council (the “WBC”), against defendant, sportscaster Howard Cosell (“Cosell”). In this diversity action, the WBC charges Cosell with libel for a passage in a book he co-authored with writer Peter Bonventre, entitled I Never Played the Game. Cosell counterpunches with a motion for summary judgment under Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ.P., on the ground that the passage in question is constitutionally protected opinion, or, alternatively, that it cannot be demonstrated that he…
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