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· 2/26/1988

Adolph Saenz v. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. And Roger Morris

Citations

  • 841 F.2d 1309
  • 15 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1043
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 3017
  • 1988 WL 19084

How courts have described this case

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  • to show actual malice, a plaintiff must prove “with clear and convincing evidence that the defendants intended or knew of the implications” he alleges
  • “If a plaintiff official . . . is claiming defamation by innuendo, he also must show with clear and convincing evidence that the defendants intended or knew of the implications that the plaintiff is attempting to draw from the allegedly defamatory material.”

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Judges: Bauer, Flaum, Easterbrook

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