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Christopher J. Alf, Appellant,v.The Buffalo News, Inc., Respondent.

Brief

45 Cited authorities

  1. Brian v. Richardson

    87 N.Y.2d 46 (N.Y. 1995)   Cited 387 times
    Holding that an article advocating for a government investigation into purported misuse of software would be understood, in context, "as mere allegations to be investigated rather than as facts"

  2. Mann v. Abel

    2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 2675 (N.Y. 2008)   Cited 235 times   2 Legal Analyses
    In Mann v. Abel, 10 N.Y.3d 271, 856 N.Y.S.2d 31, 885 N.E.2d 884 (2008), the New York Court of Appeals examined a "piece, preceded by an editorial note indicating that it was an expression of opinion, [that] referred to Mann[, the town attorney,] as a ‘political hatchet Mann’ and said that he was ‘leading the Town of Rye to destruction.’ "

  3. Certiorari Denied

    534 U.S. 814 (2001)   Cited 42 times
    Holding that, in the future, " prosecutor acting without a grand jury must first seek leave of court before issuing a subpoena duces tecum to a third party for the production of documentary evidence"

  4. Chaiken v. VV Publishing Corp.

    119 F.3d 1018 (2d Cir. 1997)   Cited 147 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that jurisdiction over an Israeli publisher for a libel action involving an insignificant distribution — four copies or .04% of total circulation — offends due process

  5. Holy Spirit Assn v. N Y Times

    49 N.Y.2d 63 (N.Y. 1979)   Cited 192 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding articles were substantially accurate even though they did not disclose the unverified nature of the information

  6. Church of Scientology Intern. v. Behar

    238 F.3d 168 (2d Cir. 2001)   Cited 96 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding that whether a publication "is based wholly on an unverified, anonymous source" is a factor "relevant to a showing that the defendant harbored actual malice"

  7. Cholowsky v. Civiletti

    69 A.D.3d 110 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)   Cited 69 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing absolute fair report privilege for judicial proceedings

  8. Ava v. NYP Holdings, Inc.

    64 A.D.3d 407 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)   Cited 64 times   1 Legal Analyses

    No. 4944. July 2, 2009. Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Walter B. Tolub, J.), entered June 26, 2008, which, to the extent appealed from, denied that portion of the motion by defendants NYP Holdings, Inc. doing business as New York Post, Dareh Gregorian, Lucy Came, Peter Cox, and Michelle Gotthelf sued herein as Gotthielf to dismiss the first cause of action insofar as it alleges libel regarding a purported sexual fantasy, and denied Plaintiff's cross motion to seal certain court records, unanimously

  9. Daniel Goldreyer, Ltd. v. Van De Wetering

    217 A.D.2d 434 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)   Cited 83 times
    Holding that trial court should have dismissed as a matter of law a defamation claim directed to a statement in an art review that "does not have a precise meaning, cannot be objectively characterized as true or false, appears in an immediate context, the ‘Art’ section of defendant Time Magazine, where the average person would understand it as, or expect to find, expression of opinion or personal taste, and appears in a broader context of the public debate over the artistic merit of the restoration."

  10. Hollander v. Cayton

    145 A.D.2d 605 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)   Cited 64 times
    Granting motion to dismiss and stating: "The mere conclusory allegations by the plaintiff herein that the statements were maliciously motivated is insufficient to defeat the claim of qualified privilege"

  11. Section 1001 - Statements or entries generally

    18 U.S.C. § 1001   Cited 7,318 times   300 Legal Analyses
    Making false statements

  12. Section 3729 - False claims

    31 U.S.C. § 3729   Cited 6,708 times   624 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "any person" who knowingly causes false claims to be presented