Chapadeau v. Utica Observer-Dispatch, Inc.

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• holding that the test for determining liability for a news article concerned with a matter of \legitimate public concern\ is \whether the publisher acted in a grossly irresponsible manner * * *\
• holding that the test for determining liability for a news article concerned with a matter of “legitimate public concern” is “whether the publisher acted in a grossly irresponsible manner * * * ”
• holding publisher not at fault where it had not “acted in a grossly irresponsible manner without due consideration for the standards of information gathering and dissemination ordinarily followed by responsible parties”
• noting that defamation cases against the media trigger a heightened level of scrutiny
• adopting “incremental harm” defense to defamation and observing that New York law “broadly recognize[s] a series of different privileges in defamation cases, some qualified, others absolute.”
• finding it “abundantly clear” that an article concerning the arrest of a public-school teacher for heroin usage “falls within the sphere of legitimate public concern,” in light of the plaintiffs profession, coupled with the “oft-cited menace” of.heroin addiction

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Cited by

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

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• Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1989-04-27· cited 341×
• James v. Gannett Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1976-07-13· cited 281×
• Immuno AG. v. Moor-Jankowski
  New York Court of Appeals· 1991-01-15· cited 247×
• Gazette, Inc. v. Harris
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1985-02-01· cited 242×
• Samuel Albert v. Salmen Loksen, Brooklyn Hospital and Karen Buono
  Second Circuit· 1999-08-01· cited 237×
• Scott v. News-Herald
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1986-08-06· cited 207×
• Mashburn v. Collin
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1977-12-13· cited 195×
• Paula A. Konikoff v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America
  Second Circuit· 2000-12-07· cited 170×
• Dairy Stores, Inc. v. Sentinel Publishing Co.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1986-10-21· cited 156×
• Elizabeth Forsling Harris v. Gloria Steinem, Patricia Carbine and Ms. Magazine Corp.
  Second Circuit· 1978-02-17· cited 152×
• Foster v. Laredo Newspapers, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1976-07-14· cited 147×
• Lansdowne v. Beacon Journal Publishing Co.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1987-09-02· cited 147×
• Karaduman v. Newsday, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1980-11-25· cited 134×
• Chandok v. Klessig
  Second Circuit· 2011-01-13· cited 114×
• Journal-Gazette Co. v. Bandido's, Inc.
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1999-06-23· cited 110×
• Peagler v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1977-02-04· cited 106×
• John Chaiken and Marilyn Chaiken v. Vv Publishing Corp. D/B/A the Village Voice, Robert Friedman, Modiin Publishing House D/B/A Maariv, and Ron Dagoni
  Second Circuit· 1997-07-21· cited 104×
• Jason C. Weldy v. Piedmont Airlines, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1993-01-28· cited 103×

Other cases named Chapadeau v. Utica Observer-Dispatch, Inc.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Chapadeau v. Utica Observer-Dispatch, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1974-07-05