PISCATELLI v. SMITH

No. 18, Sept. Term, 2011.

35 A.3d 1140 (2012)

424 Md. 294

Nicholas A. PISCATELLI v. Van SMITH, et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

January 23, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Prevas (Prevas & Prevas, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for petitioner.

Peter F. Axelrad ( Michael S. Steadman, Jr. of Council, Baradel, Kosmerl & Nolan, P.A., Annapolis, MD), on brief, for respondents.

Argued before BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, ADKINS, BARBARA, JOHN C. ELDRIDGE (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ.


HARRELL, J.

American poet, author, and essayist William Carlos Williams wrote, "It is not what you say that matters but the manner in which you say it. There lies the secret of the ages." Selected Essays, preface at i (1954). Respondents in the present case, CEGW, Inc., owner of the Baltimore-based City Paper, and Van Smith (Smith), a reporter, published in 2006-07 two articles in the City Paper that reported on the 2003 double murder in Baltimore...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases