James C. Dixson, and Cross-Appellant v. Newsweek, Inc., and Cross-Appellee

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• \The protections afforded the press when it reports on public officials and public figures do not shield it from liability when it publishes defamatory statements concerning private individuals.\
• post-trial motion for leave to amend properly granted where it was based upon a covenant in a settlement agreement between plaintiff and other defendants that had been filed with the court by the plaintiff
• the defamed party must be a public official or figure
• the defamed party must be a public official or figure

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