KEETON v. HUSTLER MAGAZINE, INC.

No. 87-353.

131 N.H. 6 (1988)

KATHY KEETON v. HUSTLER MAGAZINE, INC. AND LARRY C. FLYNT

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

September 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green P.A., of Manchester (Peter S. Cowan on the brief), and Grutman Miller Greenspoon & Hendler, of New York, New York (Jeffrey H. Daichman & a. on the brief, and Mr. Daichman orally), for the plaintiff.

Wiggin & Nourie, of Manchester (Gregory A. Holmes on the brief), and Cooper, Epstein and Hurewitz P.C., of Beverly Hills, California (David O. Carson on the brief, and Alan L. Isaacman orally), for the defendants.

Orr & Reno, of Concord (William L. Chapman on the brief) and Debevoise & Plimpton, of New York, New York (John G. Koeltl & a. on the brief), for The Magazine Publishers of America, as amicus curiae.


JOHNSON, J.

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Campbell, C.J.) has certified to us the following questions of law arising out of a multistate libel action:

"1. Does New Hampshire follow an interstate single publication rule in libel cases? 2. If so, does New Hampshire permit a plaintiff to recover for distribution of a libel in jurisdictions whose own statutes of limitations...

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