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“although lack of truthfulness of a statement is a prerequisite to liability in a libel action, mere falsity, without more, is generally not sufficient to establish actual malice.”
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Spratt v. Guardian Automotive Products, Inc.
most courts which have considered the rights and remedies created by the veterans reemployment rights act have found them to be equitable in nature.
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Curran v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
although lack of truthfulness of a statement is a prerequisite to liability in a libel action, mere falsity, without more, is generally not sufficient to establish actual malice.
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Berkery v. ESTATE OF STUART
Considering that "plaintiff acknowledged six criminal convictions, including larceny, passing bogus traveler's checks, attempted burglary of an unoccupied warehouse, assault and battery, and two drug offenses[,]" and that plaintiff's criminal involvement was reflected in public records, we held that "plaintiff clearly qualifies as a limited-purpose public figure who must prove actual malice to recover in a defamation action." Id. at 226, 230, 936 A. 2d 1010 .
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Dombey v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
We note a contrary view taken in Marcone v. Penthouse International Magazine for Men, 754 F.2d 1072, 1088-90 (3rd Cir.1985), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 *487 (1985).
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Simms v. Exeter Architectural Products, Inc.
See Marcone v. Penthouse International Magazine for Men, 754 F.2d 1072, 1078 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985).
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Schiavone Construction Co. And Ronald A. Schiavone, Individually, in 86-5839 v. Time, Inc., in 86-5920
Also, from the standpoint of individualized fairness, people in the public sphere who seek governmental office or public prominence "must accept certain necessary consequences of that involvement in public affairs.” Id.; see Marcone v. Penthouse Int'l Magazine for Men, 754 F.2d 1072, 1079-82 (3d Cir.) (interpreting Gertz), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985). 7 .
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Smith v. a Pocono Country Place Property Owners Ass'n
See Marcone v. Penthouse Int’l Magazine, 754 F.2d 1072, 1081 (3d Cir. 1985), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985).
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Briggs v. CHANNEL 4, KGBT
Rosenblatt v. Baer, 383 U.S. 75 , 86 S.Ct. 669, 679 , 15 L.Ed.2d 597 (1966); see Marcone v. Penthouse International Magazine for Men, 754 F.2d 1072 , 1081 n. 4 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985); see also Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union, 466 U.S. 485, 510-11 , 104 S.Ct. 1949, 1964-65 , 80 L.Ed.2d 502 (1984) (independent appellate review of actual malice finding).
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Schiavone Construction Co. v. Time, Inc.
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See Marcone v. Penthouse Int'l Magazine for Men, 754 F.2d 1072, 1078-79 (3d Cir.1985), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1986). 5 .
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Sulecki v. Southeast National Bank
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Id.; See generally Marcone v. Penthouse International, Ltd., 577 F.Supp. 318 (1983), rev’d on other grounds, 754 F.2d 1072 , (3rd Cir.1985), certiorari denied — U.S. —, 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 .
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Frisk v. News Co.
See Marcone v. Penthouse International, Ltd., 577 F.Supp. 318 (E.D.Pa.1983), rev’d, 754 F.2d 1072 (3d Cir.) cert. denied, — U.S. —, 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985); Purcell v. Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., 411 Pa. 167 , 191 A.2d 662 (1963). 4 *550 With respect to the compensatory damage awards, appellant urges that the court below improperly charged the jury.
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Berkery v. Kinney
Rather, certain criteria must be met for one to become a limited-purpose public figure: "The court must consider (1) whether the alleged defamation involves a public controversy, and (2) the nature and extent of plaintiff's involvement in that controversy." McDowell v. Paiewonsky, 769 F. 2d 942, 948 (3d Cir.1985); see also Marcone v. Penthouse Int'l, 754 F. 2d 1072 , 1082 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed. 2d 151 (1985).
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Nicholson v. Promotors on Listings
See, e.g., Marcone v. Penthouse International, Ltd., 754 F.2d 1072, 1083-85 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 , reh’g denied, 474 U.S. 1014 , 106 S.Ct. 548 , 88 L.Ed.2d 477 (1985); Rosanova v. Playboy Enterprises, 580 F.2d 859, 861 (5th Cir.1978); Orr v. Argus-Press Co., 586 F.2d 1108, 1116 (6th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 960 , 99 S.Ct. 1502 , 59 L.Ed.2d 773 (1979); Logan v. District of Columbia, 447 F.Supp. 1328, 1331 (D.D.C.1978).
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Foretich v. Capital Cities/Abc, Inc.
See, e.g., Marcone v. Penthouse Int'l Magazine for Men, 754 F.2d 1072 , 1083 n. 8 (3d Cir.) (rejecting "the notion that merely because most people would agree that drug trafficking is undesirable, there is no 'controversy' regarding the matter"), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985); Smolla, supra, Sec. 2.16, at 2-47 (referring to the Wolston footnote as "a loose and ill-considered bit of dicta"); Carl Willner, Note, Defining a Public Controversy in the Constitutional Law of Defamation, 69 Va.L.Rev. 931, 942 n. 66 (1983) (labeling the footnote a "bizarre bit of il…
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Foretich v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
See, e.g., Marcone v. Penthouse Int’l Magazine for Men, 754 F.2d 1072 , 1083 n. 8 (3d Cir.) (rejecting "the notion that merely because most people would agree that drug trafficking is undesirable, there is no ‘controversy’ regarding the matter”), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985); Smolla, supra, § 2.16[2], at 2-47 (referring to the Wolston footnote as “a loose and ill-considered bit of dicta”); Carl Willner, Note, Defining a Public Controversy in the Constitutional Law of Defamation, 69 Va.L.Rev. 931, 942 n. 66 (1983) (labeling the footnote a “bi…
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William P. Tavoulareas, Peter Tavoulareas v. Philip Piro. William P. Tavoulareas, Peter Tavoulareas v. The Washington Post Company, D/B/A the Washington Post, a Delaware Corporation
See, e.g., Marcone v. Penthouse International Magazine For Men, 754 F.2d 1072, 1089-90 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985); Hunt v. Liberty Lobby, 720 F.2d 631, 643-46 (11th Cir.1983).
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Tavoulareas v. Piro
See, e.g., Marcone v. Penthouse International Magazine For Men, 754 F.2d 1072, 1089-90 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985); Hunt v. Liberty Lobby, 720 F.2d 631, 643-46 (11th Cir.1983).
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Barasch v. Soho Weekly News, Inc.
See also Marcone v. Penthouse International Magazine for Men, 754 F. 2d 1072 , 1087 at n. 10 (3d Cir.1985), cert. den. ___ U.S. ___, 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed. 2d 151 (1985) (where the court noted "that theoretically the passage of time might permit a public figure to regain private status, but such was not the case" before it); Street v. National Broadcasting Co., 645 F. 2d 1227, 1234-35 (6th Cir.1981) app. dis. 454 U.S. 1095 , 102 S.Ct. 667 , 70 L.Ed. 2d 636 (1981), (where the Court held "that once a person becomes a public figure in connection with a particular controversy, that person remain…
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Blackmon
v.
Observer Transportation Co.
v.
Observer Transportation Co.
No. 84-1898.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 7, 1985.
Cited by 3 opinions | Published
Citer courts: N.D. Indiana (1) · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1)
C. A. 4th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed as a veteran granted. Certiorari denied.