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· 6/10/1985

Gannett Co., Inc. v. Re

Citations

  • 496 A.2d 553
  • 11 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2327
  • 1985 Del. LEXIS 473

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating, in a defamation case by a private-figure inventor against a newspaper, that a publisher is liable if it negligently publishes libelous matter
  • affirming lower court's decision to allow determination of defendant’s liability to go to the juiy where jury found published paragraph damaging to private-figure inventor's reputation
  • “Courts have required that loss of future profits be established by substantial evidence and not be left to speculation.”
  • “Courts have required that loss of future profits be established by substantial evidence and not be left to speculation.”
  • affirming grant of directed verdict against plaintiff in libel action
  • establishing the test of substantial truth in Delaware

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Judges: Herrmann, Horsey, Christie

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