ABC, INC. v. Shanks

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice RODRIGUEZ.

Appellant, ABC, Inc. (“ABC”), brings this interlocutory appeal 1 from the denial of its motion for summary judgment in this defamation suit brought by appellees, Eugene E. Shanks, Sr. and Fliteline Maintenance, Inc. We reverse and render.

On November 17, 1994, ABC aired a report entitled “Second Hand Safety” on its PrimeTime Live program. The segment focused on the widespread market for bogus airplane parts in the United States and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (the “FAA”) ineffectiveness in dealing with the problem. A component of the broadcast…