Reynolds v. Pegler
Significance, Reynolds Sues For Libel, Libel: Are Large Settlements Deterrents?
Plaintiff
Quentin Reynolds
Defendants
Westbrook Pegler, The Hearst Corporation, and Hearst Consolidated Publications
Plaintiff's Claim
That a certain column published by the defendants on 29 November 1949 libeled the plaintiff.
Chief Lawyers for Plaintiff
Walter S. Beck, Paul Martinson, Louis Nizer
Chief Defense Lawyer
Charles Henry
Judge
Edward Weinfeld
Place
New York, New York
Date of Decision
22 July 1954
Decision
Against all defendants: Reynolds awarded $1 in compensatory damages and $175,000 in punitive damages.
Related Cases
- New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964).
- Westmoreland v. CBS, 770 F. 2d 1168 (1984).
- Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, 485 U.S. 46 (1988).
Sources
Pressman, Steven. "An Unfettered Press. Libel Law in the United States." http://www.usia.gov/usa/infousa/media/unfetter/press08.htm
Further Readings
- Farr, Finis. Fair Enough: The Life of Westbrook Pegler. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House Publishers, 1975.
- Nizer, Louis. My Life in Court. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1961.
- Pilat, Oliver Ramsay. Pegler, Angry Man of the Press. Boston: Beacon Press, 1963.
- Reynolds, Quentin. By Quentin Reynolds. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963.
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