Homeowners policy covers libel, court says
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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled in Alfa Mutual Insurance Co v. Morrison that an insurance company had a duty to defend the insured in a libel suit and to indemnify him for any emotional distress damages that result from a lawsuit. The matter at issue was a letter to a newspaper criticizing a candidate for public office. The court stated that the policy of the insured, who wrote the letter, covered bodily injury and unintentional torts, which included emotional distress and libel.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1993
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State high court reverses libel judgment
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The Virginia Supreme Court in Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc v. Gunter held that two Northern Virginia Daily stories about the search of a law firm office did not constitute libel. The ruling reversed a $20,000 libel judgment against that newspaper. The court held that any mistakes in the story resulted from 'commonplace inaccuracy' and were not published recklessly in the knowledge that they were false.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1993
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