ARMSTRONG v. SIMON & SCHUSTER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York City (Roy L. Reardon, Robert F. Cusumano and Edward Johnson of counsel), for appellants.

Lankler Siffert & Wohl, New York City (Roderick C. Lankler and David S. Jones of counsel), for respondent.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City (R. Bruce Rich, Linda Steinman and Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser, of the Illinois Bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), Kay Murray, Stuart D. Karle, Kenneth M. Vittor, Slade R. Metcalf, New York City, Tonda F. Rush, Jeffery R. Keeler, of the Virginia Bar, admitted pro hac vice, George Freeman, Leon Friedman, New York City, J. Laurent Scharff, of the District of Columbia Bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Connie Heymann, New York City, for Association of American Publishers, Inc., and others, amici curiae.

Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur.