Word: reckless
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...forbidden access to the testimony that we were confident, confident, would prove that what that paragraph said was correct." After deciding the falsity issue, the jurors closeted themselves on Friday afternoon to discuss the matter of "actual malice": Had TIME published the paragraph knowing it was false or with reckless disregard--or entertaining serious doubts--about whether or not it was? Over the weekend they asked for 90 exhibits totaling more than 400 pages and loose-leaf binders to help them organize their thoughts...
Barr reminded the jurors that Sharon's lawyers must prove "actual malice," that is, that TIME published the paragraph knowing it to be false, or with reckless disregard for whether it was false. He insisted that staff members had worked on the story in good faith. Halevy had several sources for his account of Sharon's talks with the Phalangists, the lawyer argued. After reading the Kahan report, "he believed those sources were correct." As for the other TIME journalists who relied on Halevy's reporting, Barr said, they had read the Kahan report and trusted Halevy completely...
Sofaer was expected to deliver his charge to the jurors early this week. If they decide not only that the paragraph defames Sharon but that TIME published the passage knowing it was false or with reckless disregard of the truth, then they will return to the courtroom to hear evidence on Sharon's reputation. The jury would then have to determine whether Sharon was harmed by publication of the paragraph and, if so, what damages should be awarded...
...public even knew his name. He was dubbed the Subway Shooter, the Death Wish Vigilante. Like a scene from a Charles Bronson movie suddenly splashed into tabloid surreality, his violent act unleashed a torrent of conflicting emotions among those who cast him as either an urban hero or a reckless vigilante. While there was no evidence that the young men had actually attacked Goetz, all had criminal records and three were carrying concealed sharpened screwdrivers that could have been used as weapons. A police hot line set up to collect clues to the fugitive gunman's identity and whereabouts...
...recent election, Bork continued, "many cruel and damaging things were said," some of which "may well meet the law's standards for actual malice --reckless disregard for the truth." But "we would be astonished and highly disapproving if the defamed candidate brought an action for libel...