Irving MACHLEDER and Flexcraft Industries, Inc., Plaintiffs,
Irving Machleder, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant,
v.
Arnold DIAZ, CBS Inc., WCBS-TV, Ann Sorkowitz, Frank Pivalo, Thomas Gallagher and Dennis P. Coyne, Defendants,
CBS Inc., Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.
Irving MACHLEDER and Flexcraft Industries, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
Arnold DIAZ, CBS Inc., WCBS-TV, Ann Sorkowitz, Frank Pivalo, Thomas Gallagher and Dennis P. Coyne, Defendants,
Arnold Diaz, CBS Inc., WCBS-TV, Frank Pivalo, Thomas Gallagher and Dennis P. Coyne, Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 10, 1986.
Decided September 10, 1986.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Harold R. Tyler, Jr., New York City (Paul G. Gardephe, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, New York City, Pamela G. Ostrager, Laura R. Handman, Coudert Brothers, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee CBS Inc.
Robert A. Machleder, New York City (Marcia E. Kusnetz, Wien, Malkin & Bettex, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant Irving Machleder and plaintiff-cross-appellant Flexcraft Industries, Inc.
Michael P. McDonald, American Legal Foundation, Washington, D.C., filed a brief amicus curiae.
Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York City (Dean Ringel, Floyd Abrams, Ellen H. Woodbury, New York City, Paula Jameson, New York City, Slade Metcalf, Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Lehrer, New York City, Katharine P. Darrow, George Freeman, New York City, Ralph P. Huber, Sabin, Bermant & Blau, New York City, Harry M. Johnston, III, New York City, Sandra S. Baron, New York City, Sam Antar, New York City, Milford Fenster, Hall, Dickler, Lawler, Kent & Friedman, New York City, Muriel Henle Reis, New York City, all of counsel), filed a brief for amici curiae, Dow Jones & Co., Inc., News America Publishing Inc., The New York Times Co., Newark Morning Ledger Co., Time Inc., Nat. Broadcasting Co., Inc., Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., and Metromedia, Inc.
Before KEARSE and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges and POLLACK, District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs brought defamation and false light invasion of privacy actions against CBS and several of its employees. After plaintiffs were awarded jury verdicts totaling over a million dollars in compensatory and punitive damages, this appeal ensued. Arrayed on either side of the issues to be decided are the competing concerns of the privacy rights of individuals on the one hand, and the constitutional guarantee of freedom of the press on...
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