Cervantes v. Time, Inc.

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• action by former employees to discontinue pension fund and distribute assets to beneficiaries upon closing of plant
• contempt convictions for refusal to answer sweeping grand jury questions reversed; rehearing subsequent to Branzburg denied
• contempt convictions for refusal to answer sweeping grand jury questions reversed; rehearing subsequent to Branzburg denied
• court affirmed grant of reporter’s motion for summary judgment in libel action brought by mayor against magazine holding that it was proper to deny mayor opportunity to examine anonymous news sources
• defendant reporter’s privilege upheld in lihel suit where action is patently without merit
• employees unreasonably relied on union official’s statements about pension payments where authority to determine the use of pension fund rested solely with retirement board and where pension fund agreement provided that decision of the board would be conclusive and binding

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Cited by

93 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Yamaha Corporation of America v. United States of America
  D.C. Circuit· 1992-07-16· cited 344×
• Nader v. De Toledano
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1979-07-31· cited 240×
• Bruno & Stillman, Inc. v. Globe Newspaper Co.
  First Circuit· 1980-10-17· cited 197×
• In Re Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings in Antibiotic Antitrust Actions. Pfizer, Inc. v. International Rectifier Corp.
  Eighth Circuit· 1976-06-16· cited 196×
• Steaks Unlimited, Inc. v. Donna Deaner and Wtae-Tv4 and Hearst Corporation
  Third Circuit· 1980-06-04· cited 163×
• Donald A. Peck Judith W. Peck v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  Ninth Circuit· 1990-06-05· cited 159×
• Mark v. Shoen v. Leonard Samuel Shoen, Edward J. Shoen v. Leonard Samuel Shoen, Ronald J. Watkins
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-09-27· cited 152×
• Murray W. (Dusty) Miller v. Transamerican Press, Inc., Transamerican Press of Texas, Inc. And Mike Parkhurst
  Fifth Circuit· 1980-07-15· cited 151×
• Lillian Yanks Rehmar v. Bernard L. Smith
  Ninth Circuit· 1977-06-06· cited 143×
• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. American Telephone & Telegraph Company
  D.C. Circuit· 1979-03-05· cited 137×
• In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum
  Eighth Circuit· 1997-05-02· cited 134×
• Emmet WINDSOR, Appellant, v. BETHESDA GENERAL HOSPITAL and Servicemaster Hospital Corporation, Appellees
  Eighth Circuit· 1975-09-30· cited 100×
• Adolph Coors Company v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  Tenth Circuit· 1975-08-25· cited 95×
• Alvares v. Erickson
  Ninth Circuit· 1975-03-10· cited 85×
• Teamster's Local 348 Health and Welfare Fund v. Kohn Beverage Company
  Sixth Circuit· 1984-11-26· cited 74×
• Inland Oil & Transport Co. v. United States
  Eighth Circuit· 1979-06-29· cited 74×
• Medical Development Corporation v. Industrial Molding Corporation, Medical Development Corporation v. Industrial Molding Corporation
  Tenth Circuit· 1973-06-15· cited 72×
• Inland Oil And Transport Co. v. United States
  Eighth Circuit· 1979-06-29· cited 72×
• Unnamed case
  Ninth Circuit· 1985-05-10· cited 58×
• Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Fag Bearings Corporation
  Eighth Circuit· 2003-08-29· cited 53×

Other cases named Cervantes v. Time, Inc.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Cervantes v. Time, Inc.
  E.D. Missouri· 1971-08-25· cited 7×