Schiavone Construction Co. And Ronald A. Schiavone, Individually, in 86-5839 v. Time, Inc., in 86-5920

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• concluding that deletion of exculpatory language from report while \thrust of the story\ remained intact enhanced potential for unfairness and distortion
• holding that punitive damages could be awarded if after a retraction was demanded by the plaintiff, no retraction was published
• holding that Time’s report of [the confidential FBI memorandum] was so inherently unfair that it has forfeited the privilege as a matter of law”
• holding that an erroneous interpretation of the facts does not establish actual malice
• explaining that recklessness can be found where “the defendant finds internal inconsistencies or apparently reliable information that contradicts [the defendant’s] libelous assertions, but nevertheless publishes those statements anyway”
• permitting parties and lower courts’ consent as to choice of law to control when there is no reason to disturb that agreement

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