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Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.

468 U.S. 1214 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1984-07-05 Docket No. 83-18 English

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p. 1214
No. 83-18.
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.

Sup. Ct. Vt. [Certiorari granted, 464 U. S. 959 .] Case restored to calendar for reargument. In addition to the questions presented by the petition for writ of certiorari and previously briefed and argued, the parties are requested to brief and argue the following questions:

“1. Whether, in a defamation action, the constitutional rule of New York Times and Gertz with respect to presumed and punitive damages should apply where the suit is against a nonmedia defendant?
“2. Whether, in a defamation action, the constitutional rule of New York Times and Gertz with respect to presumed and punitive damages should apply where the speech is of a commercial or economic nature?”