SANDS v. NEWS AM. PUBL'G, INC.


237 A.D.2d 177 (1997)

655 N.Y.S.2d 18

Nicholas M. Sands, Appellant, v. News America Publishing, Inc., Doing Business as New York Post, et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

March 20, 1997


Based upon the three public offices that plaintiff held, School Board member, in which position he spoke at meetings covered by the press, Democratic Committeeman and Director of the Public Development Corporation, as well as plaintiff's roles as a fundraiser for a political candidate and an active member of several civic organizations, the motion court correctly found plaintiff to be a public figure, albeit a "limited issue" public figure, who had to plead and prove constitutional...

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