Thomas v. Telegraph Pub. Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining the differences between the incremental harm and libel-proof plaintiff doctrines
• defamation requires “publi[cation of] a false and defamatory statement of fact about the plaintiff to a third party”
• defamation requires “publi[cation of] a false and defamatory statement of fact about the plaintiff to a third party”
• “To justify applying the doctrine, the evidence of record must show, not only that the plaintiff engaged in criminal or.anti-social behaviob.in the past, but also that his activities were widely reported to the public.” (internal citation omitted)
• information obtained from a pre-sentence investigation report
• involving a presentence investigation report

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Daniel Greer and Fix the Facts Foundation D/B/A Agendawise v. Salem Abraham
  Texas Supreme Court· 2016-04-15· cited 52×
• In Re Miller
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2009-04-03· cited 42×
• Green v. Cosby
  D. Massachusetts· 2015-10-09· cited 12×
• Rand v. Town of Exeter
  D. New Hampshire· 2013-10-02· cited 11×
• Whiteside v. Russellville Newspapers, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2009-03-12· cited 3×
• WYNN VS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2020-10-29· cited 3×
• National Union Fire Insurance v. Mead Johnson & Co.
  S.D. Indiana· 2012-12-19· cited 2×
• Laurie Ortolano v. City of Nashua et al.
  D. New Hampshire· 2023-06-12· cited 1×
• Jeffery Todd Burke v. Sparta Newspapers, Inc.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2019-12-05
• Michael Benanti v. Jamie Satterfield
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2020-03-27
• Olsen v. Providence Journal, Co.
  D. Rhode Island· 2017-08-21
• Rand v. Exeter
  D. New Hampshire· 2013-10-02

Cites

52 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
  Supreme Court· 1964-03-09· cited 8,531×
• Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1974-06-25· cited 4,525×
• Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.
  Supreme Court· 1990-06-21· cited 1,770×
• Herbert v. Lando
  Supreme Court· 1979-04-18· cited 1,085×
• Wolston v. Reader's Digest Assn., Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1979-06-26· cited 442×
• Solaia Technology, LLC v. Specialty Publishing Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2006-06-22· cited 357×
• Bender v. City of Seattle
  Washington Supreme Court· 1983-05-26· cited 251×
• Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing Co.
  Supreme Court· 1974-12-18· cited 231×
• Burke v. Town of Walpole
  First Circuit· 2005-04-26· cited 148×
• Trentecosta v. Beck
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1997-10-21· cited 133×
• Costello v. Ocean County Observer
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1994-07-20· cited 83×
• Robert C. Guccione v. Hustler Magazine, Inc. And Flynt Distributing Company, Inc., Defendants
  Second Circuit· 1986-08-29· cited 80×
• Pendleton v. City of Haverhill
  First Circuit· 1998-09-03· cited 77×
• Russell v. Thomson Newspapers, Inc.
  Utah Supreme Court· 1992-11-23· cited 72×
• Yohe v. Nugent
  First Circuit· 2003-02-26· cited 65×
• Geyer v. Steinbronn
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-02-03· cited 65×
• Liberty Lobby, Inc. v. Jack Anderson
  D.C. Circuit· 1984-11-02· cited 64×
• Duchesnaye v. Munro Entersprises, Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1984-07-26· cited 57×
• Wynn v. Smith
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2001-01-29· cited 53×