Legal Opinion
White v. Berkshire-Hathaway, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 4, 2005Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John P. Lane, J.
In a prior decision and order, this court considered a news article and an editorial published in May 1994 in defendant Berkshire-Hathaway, Inc.’s The Buffalo News, which plaintiff *255claimed were defamatory. The news article, written by defendant Henry L. Davis, which appeared on the front page of the local section, summarized the opinions of federal housing officials concerning the operation of Hamlin Terrace Health Care Center and plaintiff’s business practices. The editorial, published three days after the news article, was highly critical of plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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