339 F. Supp. 2d 1 - Marsh v. Hollander’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
January 2019
most recently cited
4 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Conley v. Gibson · Schuler v. United States · Doe v. United States Department of Justice · Taylor v. Federal Deposit Insurance · Howard University v. Best
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) that the defendant made a false and defamatory statement concerning the plaintiff; (2) that the defendant published the statement without privilege to a third party; (3) that the defendant's fault in publishing the statement amounted to at least negligence; and (4) either that the statement is actionable as a matter of law irrespective of special harm, or that its publication caused the plaintiff special harm.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) there was either express or implied consent to the publication; (2) the statements were relevant to the purpose for which consent was given; and, (3) the publication of those statements was limited to those with a legitimate interest in their content.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[C]ontext is key to determining whether, as a matter of law, a statement is capable of bearing a defamatory meaning.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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