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22 Feb 2012, 4:36 pm by Eugene Volokh
Julian Messner, Inc. published a supposed biography of baseball great Warren Spahn, written by one Milton Shapiro; the biography was aimed at children. [read post]
18 Mar 2014, 2:30 am
Julian Messner Inc. published a supposed biography of baseball great Warren Spahn, written by one Milton Shapiro; the biography was aimed at children. [read post]
6 May 2013, 3:09 pm by Mark Litwak
 You can be liable for defaming an individual even if you do not name her.An interesting case is Leopold v. [read post]
24 Jun 2021, 10:15 am by Eugene Volokh
For instance, although the unauthorized biography of a prominent baseball player would provide information of public interest about the player's life if accurate, the biography gave rise to liability because it was knowingly riddled "with material and substantial falsification," had no informational value and served no purpose beyond "commercial[ly] exploit[ing] [the player's] name and personality" (Spahn v Julian Messner,… [read post]