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TERILLO v. NEW YORK NEWSDAY

137 Misc.2d 65 (1987)

Maryann Terillo, Doing Business as Le Cafe De La Gare, Plaintiff, v. New York Newsday, Defendant.

Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County.

August 19, 1987

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Townley & Updike (Robert Lloyd Raskoff of counsel), for defendant. Maryann Terillo, plaintiff pro se.

NORMAN C. RYP, J.

A. ISSUE: "The difference between the right word and the nearly right word can be the difference between the lightning and the lightning bug." (Mark Twain.) Whether the listing of incorrect ingredients of a reviewed restaurant dish by a newspaper's food critic is actionable libel to the restaurant or chef? Yes, upon proof of damages.

B. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY: This action to...

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