Author: Elmer Gertz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libel and slander
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Syllabus Gertz V. Robert Welch, Inc
Author: Elmer Gertz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libel and slander
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libel and slander
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
United States Reports
Author: United States. Supreme Court
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
Gertz V. Robert Welch, Inc
Author: Elmer Gertz
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809318131
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Elmer Gertz recalls his long battle in what legal scholars regard as the second most important libel case in legal history: Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. Gertz's ordeal began in Chicago during the violent peace demonstrations of 1968. A youth, Ronald Nelson, was killed by a Chicago policeman, Richard Nuccio. Gertz represented the Nelson family in civil suits against Nuccio and the Chicago police department. After Nuccio was convicted of murder, the John Birch Society published an article in its journal, American Opinion, claiming that Nuccio was framed by Communists. Gertz was targeted as a prime Communist instigator. After reading and studying the article, Gertz filed suit against Robert Welch, Inc., charging that it had defamed him by publishing highly harmful lies impugning his reputation and patriotism. Gertz writes in detail of his landmark case, which involved two trials, two reviews in the court of appeals, and two battles in the Supreme Court. Although the case was finally decided in April 1981, when a U.S. district court jury awarded him $100,000 compensatory damages and $300,000 punitive damages, Gertz did not receive payment until May 1983, after Robert Welch, Inc., had filed two unsuccessful appeals.
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809318131
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Elmer Gertz recalls his long battle in what legal scholars regard as the second most important libel case in legal history: Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. Gertz's ordeal began in Chicago during the violent peace demonstrations of 1968. A youth, Ronald Nelson, was killed by a Chicago policeman, Richard Nuccio. Gertz represented the Nelson family in civil suits against Nuccio and the Chicago police department. After Nuccio was convicted of murder, the John Birch Society published an article in its journal, American Opinion, claiming that Nuccio was framed by Communists. Gertz was targeted as a prime Communist instigator. After reading and studying the article, Gertz filed suit against Robert Welch, Inc., charging that it had defamed him by publishing highly harmful lies impugning his reputation and patriotism. Gertz writes in detail of his landmark case, which involved two trials, two reviews in the court of appeals, and two battles in the Supreme Court. Although the case was finally decided in April 1981, when a U.S. district court jury awarded him $100,000 compensatory damages and $300,000 punitive damages, Gertz did not receive payment until May 1983, after Robert Welch, Inc., had filed two unsuccessful appeals.
Official Reports of the Supreme Court
Author: United States. Supreme Court
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
United States Reports
Author: Supreme Court
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160941740
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
United States Reports Volume 567
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160941740
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
United States Reports Volume 567
The Law of Defamation
Author: Laurence Howard Eldredge
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
California. Court of Appeal (2nd Appellate District). Records and Briefs
Author: California (State).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
Number of Exhibits: 1_x005F_x000D_ Received document entitled: APPENDIX TO PETITION FOR WRIT
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
Number of Exhibits: 1_x005F_x000D_ Received document entitled: APPENDIX TO PETITION FOR WRIT
The Law of Libel
Author: Richard Mence
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libel and slander
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libel and slander
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
Author: Commerce Clearing House
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Appellate procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 2618
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Appellate procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 2618
Book Description
California. Court of Appeal (4th Appellate District). Division 2. Records and Briefs
Author: California (State).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description