Springer v. Viking Press

How courts have described this case

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

• no § 51 cause of action exists even where character in book was based on plaintiff and used her given, but not last, name
• in case involving allegedly libelous depiction of plaintiff in novel, there was “no warrant for the invocation of the prima facie tort doctrine” where plaintiff could not succeed “without, at the same time, establishing the classical tort of libel”
• in case involving allegedly libelous depiction of plaintiff in novel, there was “no warrant for the invocation of the prima fade tort doctrine” where plaintiff could not succeed “without, at the same time, establishing the classical tort of libel”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Elias v. Rolling Stone LLC
  Second Circuit· 2017-04-27· cited 145×
• Robert E. Muzikowski v. Paramount Pictures Corp., Sfx Tollin/robbins, Inc. And Fireworks Pictures
  Seventh Circuit· 2007-03-12· cited 42×
• Katz v. Travelers
  E.D. New York· 2017-03-10· cited 29×
• Cerasani v. Sony Corp.
  S.D. New York· 1998-01-15· cited 22×
• Jones v. City of New York
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1990-05-29· cited 12×
• Klinge v. Ithaca College
  New York Supreme Court· 1995-10-30· cited 9×
• Zacma Cleaners Corp. v. Gimbel
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1989-04-17· cited 7×
• Greene v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
  E.D. New York· 2015-09-30· cited 6×
• Carter-Clark v. Random House, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2005-04-21· cited 4×
• Stanley v. Bray Terminals, Inc.
  N.D. New York· 2000-10-30· cited 4×
• Gelencser v. Orange County Publications
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1986-01-27· cited 2×
• Carter-Clark v. Random House, Inc.
  New York Supreme Court· 2003-10-02· cited 2×
• Cayuga Nation v. Showtime Networks Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2021-02-23· cited 1×
• Rossein v. Warner
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1985-09-16· cited 1×
• Muzikowski, Robert v. Paramount Pictures
  Seventh Circuit· 2007-02-08
• Elias v. Rolling Stone LLC
  Second Circuit· 2017-09-19
• Elias v. Rolling Stone LLC
  Second Circuit· 2017-09-22
• Freihofer v. Hearst Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1985-05-30

Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Board of Education v. Farmingdale Classroom Teachers Ass'n
  New York Court of Appeals· 1975-12-29· cited 304×
• Andrew J. Aikens v. State of Wisconsin
  Supreme Court· 1904-05-31· cited 225×
• Arrington v. New York Times Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1982-04-07· cited 222×
• Morrison v. National Broadcasting Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1967-05-16· cited 133×
• ATI, Inc. v. Ruder & Finn, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1977-10-06· cited 108×
• Ruza v. Ruza
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1955-12-20· cited 107×
• Belsky v. Lowenthal
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1978-05-11· cited 78×
• Julian v. American Business Consultants, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1956-07-11· cited 63×
• Flores v. Mosler Safe Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1959-12-30· cited 62×
• Gill v. Montgomery Ward & Co.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1954-04-02· cited 50×
• Wojtowicz v. Delacorte Press
  New York Court of Appeals· 1978-02-07· cited 46×
• Carlucci v. Poughkeepsie Newspapers, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1982-10-14· cited 40×
• APS Food System, Inc. v. Ward Foods, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1979-11-08· cited 40×
• In re Dora P.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1979-06-28· cited 32×
• Allen v. Gordon
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1982-01-12· cited 20×
• Ferrucci v. State
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1973-10-25· cited 17×
• Giaimo v. Literary Guild
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1981-01-08· cited 10×
• Lyons v. New American Library, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1980-10-16· cited 6×
• Kiss v. County of Putnam
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1977-10-31· cited 4×