Murray v. HuffingtonPost.com, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “one who gives publicity to a matter concerning another that places the other before the public in a false light is subject to liability to the other for invasion of his privacy if (a) the false light in which the other was placed would be highly offensive to a reasonable person, and (b) the actor had knowledge of or acted in reckless disregard as to the falsity of the publicized matter and the false light in which the other would be placed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Boulger v. Woods

2. “courts should assess 'the entire article or column' because 'unchallenged language surrounding the allegedly defamatory statement will influence the average reader's readiness to infer that a particular statement has factual content.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Boulger v. Woods

3. “more than simply the alleged defamatory statements in isolation, because the language surrounding the averred defamatory remarks may place the reasonable reader on notice that what is being read is the opinion of the writer.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Boulger v. Woods