Court refuses to set "libel by implication" standard
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The New York Court of Appeals ruled in Armstrong v. Simon & Schuster that the lower court properly found that the publisher had published statements in the book 'Den of Thieves' that were false and could have defamed the plaintiff. The plaintiff was an attorney for Lowell Milken, who was investigated by the SEC. The false statement was regarding an affidavit that Armstrong prepared and had Craig Cogut sign. The court refused to characterize the defamation as 'libel by implication', which would have benefitted the publisher, and would not accept that standard in New York.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1995
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English libel judgment found repugnant to U.S., state law: state high court refuses to enforce claim in dispute between two former Soviet citizens
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The Maryland Court of Appeals in Telnikoff v. Matusevitch would not enforce the judgment of an English court for libel. The Maryland Court noted libel laws in the US were too different from British laws to enforce the decision. Vladimir Telnikoff, who worked in London, criticized the BBC's Russian Service for not hiring ethnic Russians and was later accused in a letter to the editor of the Daily Telegraph of being racist. The British High Court of Justice found against the accuser, Vladimir Matusevitch, who had moved to Maryland before the decision.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1998
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Court revives libel claim against New Yorker
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The US Court of Appeal for the 9th Circuit has ruled in Masson v. The New Yorker that publishers can be found to have acted with malice in libel cases when they know of objections but do not investigate. If publishers receive complaints regarding the truth of a story, publishers are legally bound to investigate and not ignore doubts as to a story's truth in order to avoid malice charges.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1992
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