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· 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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