Thoreson v. Penthouse International, Ltd.

Decided December 21, 1992. Stewart Freeborn Hancock Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

80 N.Y.2d 490 · Cited 872 times

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• Home Insurance v. American Home Products Corp. · 75 N.Y.2d 196
• Murphy v. American Home Products Corp. · 58 N.Y.2d 293
• Price v. Price · 69 N.Y.2d 8
• Thoreson v. Penthouse International, Ltd. · 179 A.D.2d 29
• New York City Transit Authority v. State Division of Human Rights · 78 N.Y.2d 207
• Reynolds v. Pegler · 123 F. Supp. 36
• Toomey v. Farley · 2 N.Y.2d 71
• State Division of Human Rights v. Luppino · 35 A.D.2d 107
• Conan v. Equitable Capital Management Corp. · 774 F. Supp. 209

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