Long Island College Hospital
7 Cited authorities
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
376 U.S. 254 (1964) Cited 7,038 times 38 Legal AnalysesHolding that a public official or public figure can recover damages for defamation on a matter of public concern only if he proves that the speaker acted with actual malice
Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
461 U.S. 731 (1983) Cited 984 times 17 Legal AnalysesHolding that the NLRB could not bar an employer from pursuing a well-grounded lawsuit for damages under state law
Letter Carriers v. Austin
418 U.S. 264 (1974) Cited 612 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that a union newsletter's description of a “scab” as a “traitor” could not be construed as a factual assertion
Linn v. Plant Guard Workers
383 U.S. 53 (1966) Cited 732 times 16 Legal AnalysesHolding as preempted all defamation actions in labor disputes except those published with actual malice
Labor Board v. Electrical Workers
346 U.S. 464 (1953) Cited 125 times 41 Legal AnalysesUpholding discharge where employees publicly disparaged quality of employer's product, with no discernible relationship to pending labor dispute
Montefiore Hospital Medical Ctr. v. N.L.R.B
621 F.2d 510 (2d Cir. 1980) Cited 14 times 1 Legal AnalysesNos. 560, 790, Dockets 79-4156, 79-4184. Argued January 14, 1980. Decided April 28, 1980. Jerold D. Jacobson, New York City (David H. Diamond, Fred Kolikoff, Guggenheimer Untermyer, New York City, of counsel), for employer-petitioner. Robert Sewell, Atty., N.L.R.B., Washington, D.C. (Norton J. Come, Acting Gen. Counsel, John E. Higgins, Jr., Deputy Gen. Counsel, Robert E. Allen, Acting Associate Gen. Counsel, Elliott Moore, Deputy Assn. Gen. Counsel, James Y. Callear, Atty., N. L. R. B., Washington
Community Hosp. of Roanoke Val. v. N.L.R.B
538 F.2d 607 (4th Cir. 1976) Cited 14 timesHolding protected a television interview in which a nurse complained of hospital staff shortages, and suggested that they were related to low pay