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· 1/21/1840

The Amethyst

Citations

  • 1 F. Cas. 762
  • 2 N.Y. Leg. Obs. 312
  • 2 Ware 28
  • 1840 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15

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  • maintaining a negligence standard for private plaintiffs, instead of extending the public figure actual malice for liability to private plaintiffs, but increasing the standard of proof

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Judges: Ware

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