· 8/15/1978
Mathis v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
Citations
- 455 F. Supp. 406
- 4 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1449
- 1978 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16024
How courts have described this case
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- Pennsylvania would abandon Rosen-bloom and adopt negligence standard for suits involving private plaintiffs.
- for privilege to apply, court must compare complained-of publications not with the events which actually transpired but with what was actually stated in the governmental proceeding or report
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Judges: Luongo
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