Opinion, fair report don't apply in doctor's libel suit

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The Delaware Supreme Court ruled in Kanaga v. Gannett that opinion are not absolutely protected from defamation claims and that the fair report privilege only applies to statements about public figures, executive acts or judicial proceedings. The plaintiff-doctor sued the patient and the newspaper for reporting the patient's allegations that he recommended a more radical surgery for personal gain. The Court remanded in finding that a jury should consider whether, based on the entire context, it would be clear to a reader of the newspaper that the article is providing opinion and not fact.

Freedom of the press, Journalism, Delaware

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Sprinter cannot sue international track organization

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The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit overturned a libel judgment in favor of the plaintiff in Reynolds v. International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) because the minimum contacts with the state necessary to assert personal jurisdiction were absent. Sprinter Butch Reynolds claimed that he was defamed by the IAAF regarding a positive steroid test. The IAAF did not appear at the trial in federal court in Ohio. The trial court ruled in favor of Reynolds. The appellate court reversed because contracts with Reynolds and harm occurring in Ohio were not sufficient minimum contacts.

International Amateur Athletic Federation, Reynolds, Butch

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Thirteen papers enough to establish jurisdiction in libel suit

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found in Gordy v. New York Daily News that the newspaper had sufficient contacts in California for a libel suit to be tried there in state court, despite the fact that there were only 13 daily and 18 Sunday subscriptions sold in California. The newspaper argued that it did not solicit subscribers in California and that de minimis rules have been invoked for larger subscription figures. The Court noted that the scale of activities outside California had no bearing. It refused to consider arguments based on newsgathering activities.

California, Gordy, Berry

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