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RAND v. N. Y. TIMES

75 A.D.2d 417 (1980)

Steven R. Rand, Respondent, v. New York Times Company et al., Defendants, and Janis Ian, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

July 3, 1980

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel H. Weinstein of counsel (Abeles Clark & Osterberg, attorneys), for appellant.

David S. Weiss of counsel (Harry I. Rand with him on the brief; Botein, Hays, Sklar & Herzberg, attorneys), for respondent.

FEIN, J. P., SANDLER and BLOOM, JJ., concur.

SULLIVAN, J.

At issue in this libel action is whether the alleged defamation is, as its author contends, an expression of pure opinion and thus not actionable.

Janis Ian is a singer and composer who was interviewed for an article which appeared in the magazine section of the Sunday New York Times on February 15, 1976. The subject of both the interview and the article was Phoebe Snow, also a singer...

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