· 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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