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GAETA v. NEW YORK NEWS

62 N.Y.2d 340 (1984)

Catherine Gaeta, v. New York News Inc., et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 12, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Mukasey, Harold R. Tyler, Jr., and Eugene M. Gelernter for appellants.

Frank C. McDermott for respondent.

John B. McCrory and Robert C. Bernius for CBS Inc. and others, amici curiae.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and SIMONS concur.

KAYE, J.

This libel action, brought by a nonpublic figure against a newspaper publisher and reporter, tests the reach of Chapadeau v Utica Observer-Dispatch (38 N.Y.2d 196). In Chapadeau this court held that "where the content of the article is arguably within the sphere of legitimate public concern, which is reasonably related to matters warranting public exposition...

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