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· 5/7/1997

Mogyrossy v. Comfort Inn

Citations

  • 173 F.R.D. 134
  • 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6381
  • 1997 WL 255686

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that, in Wolston v. Reader's Digest Ass'n Inc., 443 U.S. 157, 167, 99 S.Ct. 2701, 61 L.Ed.2d 450 (1979
  • explaining that, in Wolston v. Reader’s Digest Ass’n Inc., 443 US 157, 167, 99 S Ct 2701, 61 L Ed 2d 450 (1979), “the Court held that merely because events involving a private individual attract public and media attention does not transform that private individual into a public figure”
  • under qualified privilege of “fair comment and criticism,” a defendant is not liable if publication was made in good faith and without malice
  • \There is no basis under the Oregon Constitution to provide more protection to certain non-abusive communication based upon the content of the communication.\
  • “There is no basis under the Oregon Constitution to provide more protection to certain non-abusive communication based upon the content of the communication.”
  • “Where the qualified privilege of ‘fair comment and criticism’ was applicable, the defendants would not be liable if the publication was made in good faith and without malice.”

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Judges: Hutton

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