Legal Opinion
Robert Van Buskirk, M.D.L., 1257, in Re Cable News Network v. Cable News Network, Inc., Time Inc., and Time Warner Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 20, 2002No. 00-16616PublishedCited by 399 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Robert Van Buskirk brought an action for defamation against Appellees, Cable News Network (CNN), Time Inc., and Time Warner Inc., based upon a series of television and magazine reports stemming from Operation Tailwind, a 1970 United States military operation conducted in Laos. The district court dismissed the action with prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. We AFFIRM the district court in part and REVERSE and REMAND in part.
I. Facts and Procedural Background
Robert Van Buskirk filed his initial complaint alleging…
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