VAN BUSKIRK v. THE NEW YORK TIMES CO.

Docket No. 00-9220.

325 F.3d 87 (2003)

Robert VAN BUSKIRK, Appellant. v. THE NEW YORK TIMES CO., a New York corporation, and John L. Plaster, individually, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: April 2, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elihu H. Berman, Clearwater, Fla. (Bruce J. Robbins, Eastchester, NY, on the brief), for Appellant.

George Freeman, The New York Times Co. Legal Department, New York, NY, for Appellees.

Before: WINTER, McLAUGHLIN, and POOLER, Circuit Judges.


POOLER, Circuit Judge.

Robert Van Buskirk sued The New York Times Co. ("the Times") and John L. Plaster for libel. The suit against the Times arose from an editorial page article. The suit against Plaster arose from a letter Plaster wrote and posted on an Internet site. While the suit against the Times was filed within the one-year statute of limitations New York imposes for libel actions, the suit against Plaster was not filed within one year of the date Plaster...

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