How does the burden of proof in a commercial defamation case involving a publicly traded corporation differ from a defamation suit brought by a privately held boutique agency?
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How does the burden of proof in a commercial defamation case involving a publicly traded corporation differ from a defamation suit brought by a privately held boutique agency?
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U.S. Supreme Court defamation corporate plaintiff public figure actual malice Gertz Dun & Bradstreet commercial defamation special damages Google ↗
- DUN & BRADSTREET, INC., Petitioner v. GREENMOSS BUILDERS, INC. | Supreme Court | US Law · law.cornell.edu
- PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS, INC., et al., Appellants v. Maurice S. HEPPS et al. | Supreme Court | US Law · liicornell.org
- Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders | 472 U.S. 749 (1985) · supreme.justia.com
- O:\NOT_PRECEDENTIAL\2006\061232np.wpd · www2.ca3.uscourts.gov
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. | 418 U.S. 323 (1974) · supreme.justia.com
- and holding that to recover compensatory damages private individuals need not prove that the defendant acted with actual malice even when the defamation occurred during discussion of matters of public concern, the Court enunciated classifications of defamation plaintiffs and the corresponding levels of defendant's culpability that must be proven. See id. at 342-48. Justice Powell, writing for the majority, distinguished between public figures and private figures and justified their different req · ca4.uscourts.gov