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BLATTY v. NEW YORK TIMES CO.

Docket No. L.A. 32173.

42 Cal.3d 1033 (1986)

728 P.2d 1177

232 Cal. Rptr. 542

WILLIAM PETER BLATTY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

December 29, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Richard M. Coleman, John P. Farrell and Coleman & Farrell for Plaintiff and Appellant.

McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, Palmer Brown Madden and Lynne M. Yerkes as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Richard P. Levy, Gail E. Lees, William C. Foutz and David A. Thurm for Defendant and Respondent.

Edward J. McIntyre, John Allcock, Laura Whitcomb Halgren, Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye and Harold W. Fuson, Jr., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

MOSK, J.

The fundamental question in this case is whether a newspaper can be held liable for failing to include a book in its list of "best sellers." As we shall explain, we conclude that the answer is no.

I

Plaintiff William Peter Blatty brought this action for damages against defendant New York Times Company, publisher of the New York Times. Four causes of action are asserted in the original complaint:...

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