Legal Opinion
William G. McBride v. Merrell Dow and Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an Ohio Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 12, 1986No. 85-5800PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, Dr. William G. McBride, challenges the district court’s dismissal of his libel action against the American Association for the Advancement of Science, publisher of Science magazine; Science reporter Gina Bari Kolata; Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1 ; and several of its officers. McBride claims that Science published a false and defamatory story about him and that the Merrell Dow defendants disseminated the story although knowing it was false. On cross-motions of the parties, the district court entered summary judgment against McBride. McBride v.…
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