T. Joseph v. The Scranton Times
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
T. Joseph v. The Scranton Times, 105 A.3d 655 (Pa. 2014)
629 Pa. 311; 2014 Pa. LEXIS 3088
Per Curiam
T. Joseph v. The Scranton Times
Opinion
*312 ORDER
AND NOW, this 25th day of November, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioners, are:
a) Whether an appellate court may disregard the foundational rules requiring deference to the trial court’s factual findings and credibility determinations?
b) Whether a court may disregard the First Amendment constraints on defamation actions by concluding that the injury-in-fact liability element of a defamation claim is established without proof of reputational harm caused by defamatory statements?
c) Whether a court may disregard the First Amendment constraints on defamation actions by holding that proof of actual malice relieves plaintiffs of their burden to prove injury-in-fact?
d) Whether a court may disregard the First Amendment constraints that require a defamation plaintiff to prove falsity and fault on the part of a media defendant and order a retrial on damages only where the record does not establish that a plaintiff met his constitutional burdens?
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Thomas A. JOSEPH, Thomas J. Joseph, Acumark, Inc., Airport Limousine and Taxi Service Inc., Respondents v. the SCRANTON TIMES L.P., the Times Partner, James Conmy and Edward Lewis, Petitioners
- Cited By
- 4 cases
- Status
- Published