Howell v. New York Post Co.

Decided April 5, 1993. Judith Smith Kaye wrote the opinion for the court.

81 N.Y.2d 115 · Cited 788 times

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• Murphy v. American Home Products Corp. · 58 N.Y.2d 293
• Arrington v. New York Times Co. · 55 N.Y.2d 433
• Stephano v. News Group Publications, Inc. · 64 N.Y.2d 174
• Finger v. Omni Publications International., Ltd. · 77 N.Y.2d 138
• Fischer v. Maloney · 43 N.Y.2d 553
• Murray v. New York Magazine Co. · 27 N.Y.2d 406
• Cohen v. Hallmark Cards, Inc. · 45 N.Y.2d 493
• People v. Steinberg · 79 N.Y.2d 673
• Gaeta v. New York News Inc. · 62 N.Y.2d 340
• Burlew v. American Mutual Insurance · 63 N.Y.2d 412
• Flores v. Mosler Safe Co. · 7 N.Y.2d 276

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