Springer v. Viking Press
Cases that cite this one
27 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.
- Three Amigos SJL Rest., Inc. v. CBS News Inc. (N.Y. 2016)
- Carter-Clark v. Random House, Inc. (New York Supreme Court 2003)
- Elias v. Rolling Stone LLC (2d Cir. 2017)
- Elias v. Rolling Stone LLC (District Court, S.D. New York 2016)
- Greene v. Paramount Pictures Corp. (District Court, E.D. New York 2015)
- Cerasani v. Sony Corp. (District Court, S.D. New York 1998)
- Cardone v. Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield (District Court, S.D. New York 1995)
- In re Houbigant, Inc. (United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York 1995)
- Anyanwu v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (District Court, S.D. New York 1995)
- Church of Scientology International v. Time Warner, Inc. (District Court, S.D. New York 1992)
- Mullenmeister v. Snap-On Tools Corp. (District Court, S.D. New York 1984)
- Holland v. Lions Gate Entertainment and Films (District Court, S.D. New York 2022)
- Elias v. Rolling Stone LLC (2d Cir. 2017)
- Elias v. Rolling Stone LLC (2d Cir. 2017)
- Three Amigos SJL Rest., Inc. v. CBS News Inc. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2015)
- Carter-Clark v. Random House, Inc. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2005)
- Cayuga Nation v. Showtime Networks Inc. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2021)
- Cayuga Nation v. Showtime Networks Inc. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2021)
- Knutt v. Metro International, S.A. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2012)
- Salvatore v. Kumar (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2007)
- Sarwer v. Conde Nast Publications, Inc. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1997)
- Feche v. Viacom International, Inc. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1996)
- Cuthbert v. National Organization for Women (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1994)
- Jones v. City of New York (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1990)
- Zacma Cleaners Corp. v. Gimbel (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1989)
This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
Opinion of the Court
opinion of the court
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Whether chapter 10 of the book “State of Grace” defamed plaintiff is the only issue before us. We agree with the Appellate Division that whether the complaint sufficiently alleges that the Lisa Blake, portrayed in that chapter as a whore, refers to plaintiff is a matter for the court, and that the similarity of given name, physical height, weight and build, incidental grooming habits and recreational activities of plaintiff and Lisa Blake, a minor character in a work of fiction, are insufficient to establish that the publication was “of and concerning” plaintiff (Carlucci v Poughkeepsie Newspapers, 57 NY2d 883; Allen v Gordon, 56 NY2d 780, affg 86 AD2d 514; Sydney v MacFadden Newspaper Pub. Corp., 242 NY 208, 214; Lyons v New Amer. Lib., 78 AD2d 723, app withdrawn 53 NY2d 704).
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Jones, Wachtler, Meyer, Simons and Kaye concur.
Order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.
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