United States Second Circuit

Dismissal of libel claims that arose over items published in a newspaper and on the Internet are dismissed as time barred, because under New York's single publication rule, the statute of limitations begins to accrue on the first date of publication.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/03/2003
• Published 04/03/2003

Judges

• POOLER, Circuit Judge., Before:  WINTER, McLAUGHLIN, and POOLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Elihu H. Berman, Clearwater, Fla. (Bruce J. Robbins, Eastchester, NY, on the brief), for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• George Freeman, The New York Times Co. Legal Department, New York, NY, for Appellees.