Robart v. Post-Standard
Cases that cite this one
25 later published cases cite this decision.
- Ortiz v. Valdescastilla (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1984)
- Broad v. Conway (District Court, N.D. New York 1987)
- Contemporary Mission, Inc. v. New York Times Co. (District Court, S.D. New York 1987)
- Angel v. Kasson (District Court, N.D. New York 1983)
- Pollnow v. Poughkeepsie Newspapers, Inc. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1985)
- Gaeta v. New York News Inc. (N.Y. 1984)
- Griffith v. Daily Beast (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2023)
- Rainbow v. WPIX, Inc. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2020)
- Robare v. Plattsburgh Publishing Co. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1999)
- Robare v. Plattsburgh Publishing Co. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1999)
- Lee v. City of Rochester (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1998)
- Lee v. City of Rochester (New York Supreme Court 1997)
- Von Gerichten v. Long Island Advance (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1994)
- D'Agrosa v. Newsday, Inc. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1990)
- Durepo v. Flower City Television Corp. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1989)
- Mitchell v. Herald Co. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1988)
- Weiner v. Doubleday & Co. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1988)
- Hallenbeck v. City of Albany (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1984)
- Freeze Right Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Services, Inc. v. City of New York (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1984)
- Hogan v. Herald Co. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1982)
- Simonsen v. Malone Evening Telegram (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1982)
- Carlucci v. Poughkeepsie Newspapers, Inc. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1982)
- Rutuelo v. State (N.Y. Ct. Cl. 1982)
- People v. Burn (Rhinebeck Justice Court 1982)
- France v. St. Clare's Hospital & Health Center (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1981)
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Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
We agree with the Appellate Division that plaintiff engaged in conduct which was within the sphere of legitimate public concern. Therefore, even though defendant’s report of plaintiff’s encounter with the authorities was not entirely accurate, no recovery can be had in defamation absent a showing that defendant “acted in a grossly irresponsible manner without due consideration for the standards of information gathering and dissemination ordinarily followed by responsible parties.” (Chapadeau v Utica Observer-Dispatch, 38 NY2d 196, 199.) In our opinion, plaintiff has failed to demonstrate the existence of a question of fact on this issue.
In light of our conclusion that plaintiff is, as a matter of law, unable to recover, it is unnecessary for us to determine whether she was required to plead and prove special damages and whether the “libel” asserted was a libel per se.
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer concur.
Order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.