Daniel Goldreyer, Ltd. v. Dow Jones & Co

In Daniel Goldreyer, Ltd. v. Dow Jones & Co. (259 AD2d 353 [1st Dept 1999]), the Appellate Division, First Department, found that the plaintiff, "an art restorer, controversial and well-known in the profession, but not outside of it" was "cast as an involuntary limited purpose public figure" when the defendant published a brief article ridiculing his art restoration techniques.