Legal Opinion
NBC Subsidiary (KCNC-TV), Inc. v. Living Will Center
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided July 11, 1994No. 93SC214PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rovira
In Living Will Center v. NBC Subsidiary (KCNC-TV), Inc., 857 P.2d 514 (Colo.App.1993), the court of appeals held that a television station and one of its reporter’s1 broadcasts concerning a product marketed by the Living Will Center (LWC) implied material assertions of fact capable of verification and thus, the telecast was not constitutionally privileged speech in an action for defamation. We granted certiorari to determine: (1) whether that holding is in accord with the applicable precedent of the United States Supreme Court and this court; and (2) whether the court of appeals erred in…
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