Legal Opinion
Unelko Corp., an Illinois Corporation Howard G. Ohlhausen v. Andy Rooney, an Individual Cbs, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 24, 1990No. 89-15751PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Unelko Corporation and Howard G. Ohlhausen (Unelko) appeal from an order dismissing their defamation claim against Andy Rooney and CBS, Inc. (Rooney) on summary judgment. The suit arises from statements made by Rooney during the April 17 and May 8, 1988 broadcasts of “60 Minutes,” among which was the assertion that Unelko’s product “Rain-X” “didn’t work.” The district court granted summary judgment for Rooney, finding that Rooney’s statement that Rain-X “didn’t work” was protected as opinion and that Unelko had failed to raise a triable issue of fact as to…
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