Legal Opinion
Hillman v. Metromedia, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided May 8, 1978No. Civ. No. B-76-1171Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BLAIR, District Judge.
This is a diversity action for libel in which plaintiffs, David H. Hillman and Melvin Lenkin, on behalf of Kent B Partnership trading as Kent Village Apartments, seek to recover damages from defendant Metromedia, Inc. Their claim is based on alleged statements made by a news commentator during defendant’s television broadcast of its ten o’clock news program on April 19, 1976.
Suit was initially filed in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland and was removed to this court on August 9, 1976. Upon defendant’s motion, this court dismissed…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Jacron Sales Co. v. SindorfCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- General Motors Corp. v. PiskorCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Brinsfield v. HowethCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1908
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