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· 9/16/1997

Lazelle Michaelis v. Cbs, Inc., a New York Corporation, Wcco Television, Inc.

Citations

  • 119 F.3d 697

How courts have described this case

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

  • “If words are reasonably capable of carrying a defamatory meaning, the determination as to whether the communication was in fact defamatory is for the jury.”
  • “If words are reasonably capable of carrying a defamatory meaning, the determination as to whether the communication was in fact defamatory is for the jury.”
  • interpretation of federal law reviewed de novo

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Judges: Wollman, Beam, Reasoner

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