Biro v. Condé Nast

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that conclusory assertions of malice “buzzwords” are not themselves sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6)
• noting that to prevail on a defamation claim, a public figure plaintiff “must demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant acted with ‘actual malice’”
• observing that “dismissing claims on 5 Although the Complaint, as noted, alleges that Plaintiff was financially disabled for purposes of filing an administrative refund claim, (see Compl. ¶¶ 17, 19
• [P]leading ‘actual-malice buzzwords’ is simply not enough to nudge a case into discovery.”
• “[I]t is generally permitted by Rule 12(h)(2) to bring successive motions challenging the sufficiency of a claim, the first under 12(b)(6) and the second, after the [a]nswer has been filed, under Rule 12(c).”
• “Where the question whether a plaintiff is 13 a public figure can be determined based upon the pleadings alone, the Court may deem a plaintiff a public figure at the motion to dismiss stage.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

15 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Biro v. Condé Nast
  Second Circuit· 2015-12-08· cited 277×
• Enigma Software Group USA, LLC v. Bleeping Computer LLC
  S.D. New York· 2016-07-08· cited 53×
• Adelson v. Harris
  S.D. New York· 2013-09-30· cited 46×
• Edwards v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-06-08· cited 31×
• Gottwald v. Sebert
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2021-04-22· cited 17×
• Demopoulos v. Anchor Tank Lines, LLC
  S.D. New York· 2015-07-27· cited 15×
• Kerik v. Tacopina
  S.D. New York· 2014-12-03· cited 13×
• Greene v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
  E.D. New York· 2015-09-30· cited 6×
• Palin v. New York Times Co.
  S.D. New York· 2017-08-29· cited 6×
• Soojung Jang v. Trs. of St. Johnsbury Acad.
  D. Vermont· 2018-07-06· cited 4×
• Greene v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
  E.D. New York· 2018-12-13· cited 3×
• Mitre Sports International Ltd. v. Home Box Office, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2015-01-13· cited 2×
• Mathews v. McCown
  Utah Supreme Court· 2025-08-14· cited 2×
• US Dominion, Inc. v. Fox Corporation
  Superior Court of Delaware· 2022-06-21
• Michelle Gordon v. Jefferson County Commission, Tricia Jackson, individually and in her official capacity as Jefferson County Commissioner, and Thomas Hansen, individually and in his official capacity as Jefferson County Sheriff
  Int. Ct. of App. of W.Va.· 2025-09-10

Cites

79 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Ashcroft v. Iqbal
  Supreme Court· 2009-05-18· cited 149,772×
• Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly
  Supreme Court· 2007-05-21· cited 146,720×
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
  Supreme Court· 1964-03-09· cited 8,531×
• Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1974-06-25· cited 4,525×
• ATSI Communications, Inc. v. Shaar Fund, Ltd.
  Second Circuit· 2007-07-11· cited 2,369×
• Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1984-04-30· cited 2,137×
• St. Amant v. Thompson
  Supreme Court· 1968-06-10· cited 2,076×
• Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts
  Supreme Court· 1967-10-09· cited 1,899×
• DiFolco v. MSNBC Cable L.L.C.
  Second Circuit· 2010-10-07· cited 1,722×
• Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1991-06-20· cited 1,051×
• Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. Connaughton
  Supreme Court· 1989-06-22· cited 1,025×
• Schatz v. Republican State Leadership Committee
  First Circuit· 2012-02-10· cited 670×
• Time, Inc. v. Firestone
  Supreme Court· 1976-03-02· cited 626×
• Wolston v. Reader's Digest Assn., Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1979-06-26· cited 442×
• Mayfield v. National Ass'n for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 2012-03-26· cited 413×
• Rinaldi v. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1977-07-14· cited 401×
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. Ex Rel. Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers Retirement Plan v. Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2013-04-02· cited 389×
• Lino Celle and Radio Mindanao Network Usa, Inc. v. Filipino Reporter Enterprises Inc. And Libertito Pelayo
  Second Circuit· 2000-04-12· cited 323×
• Eric Waldbaum v. Fairchild Publications, Inc
  D.C. Circuit· 1980-10-14· cited 290×
• James v. Gannett Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1976-07-13· cited 281×