NELSON v. GLOBE INTERN., INC.

No. 84 Civ. 4726 (GLG).

626 F.Supp. 969 (1986)

Diane NELSON, Plaintiff, v. GLOBE INTERNATIONAL, INC., Globe Communications, Inc., and "Globe", Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

January 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goetz and Fitzpatrick, P.C., New York City, for plaintiff; Harvey A. Wechsler, of counsel.

Milgrim Thomajan Jacobs & Lee, P.C., New York City, for defendants; Andrew L. Deutsch, Paul M. Levy, Deutsch, Levy & Engel Chartered, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.


GOETTEL, District Judge.

This diversity action for defamation and violation of Sections 50 and 51 of the New York Civil Rights Law, N.Y. Civ. Rights Law §§ 50 and 51 (McKinney 1976), arises out of an article in the April 24, 1984, GLOBE magazine ("GLOBE") entitled "The Marshmallow Diet" ("the article"). The article outlined a weight-loss program incorporating marshmallows, discussed some of its ancillary benefits, quoted several nutritionists, and included...

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