Legal Opinion
Guitar v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 17, 1975No. 73 Civ. 161, 73 Civ. 5287PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
This action was commenced in early 1973 alleging defamation and a conspiracy to violate certain sections of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. A second action, consolidated with the principal one, contains similar claims. 1 Jurisdiction is asserted under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1332.
Parties
Plaintiff is a free-lance writer residing in Connecticut. Defendant Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., Inc. (Del.) (“Broadcasting”) owns and is the licensee of radio station WINS in New York City. Broadcasting is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Broadcasting…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Scripps-Howard Radio, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- The Washington Post Company v. Eugene J. KeoghCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Shapiro v. Health Insurance Plan of Greater New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Steaks Unlimited, Inc. v. Donna Deaner and Wtae-Tv4 and Hearst CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Torgerson v. Journal/Sentinel, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1997
- John Yiamouyiannis v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Rosanova v. Playboy Enterprises, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1976
- Titsch v. Reliance Group, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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