Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Limpert Brothers, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

479 U.S. 1087

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1987-02-23
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that false-light invasion of privacy case was governed by law of state in which plaintiff resided and in which defendant conducted and disseminated results of the investigation that formed the subject of the lawsuit
  • proof of falsity additional component borne by all first amendment defamation plaintiffs; fault and falsity two separate and distinct elements
  • in New Jersey, truth is an absolute defense to the false light action
  • "[A] rule that would hold a media defendant liable for broadcasting truthful statements and action because it failed to include additional facts that might have cast the plaintiff in a more favorable or balanced light ... violates the First Amendment."

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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.