Cottom v. Meredith Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Plaintiff seeks damages from defendants, the owner and operator of a commercial television station and its reporter, alleging that they defamed him in reporting the details of a private dispute between him and his tenant. Special Term granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, holding that the subject matter of their television broadcast was "arguably within the sphere of legitimate public concern” and, therefore, they were not answerable to plaintiff absent proof, not appearing here, that they acted "in a grossly irresponsible manner without due…
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