Legal Opinion

Brake & Alignment Supply Corp. v. Post-Newsweek Stations of Florida, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 18, 1985No. 84-2385PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

We affirm the summary judgment entered in favor of Post-News week Stations of Florida, Inc., a/k/a WPLG-TV, CHANNEL 10, upon a holding that a truthful and accurate report of the outcome of judicial proceedings will not establish a media defendant’s liability. It is not libelous to restate prior accusations when winding up a news story. See Jamason v. Palm. Beach Newspapers, Inc., 450 So.2d 1130 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984); Applestein v. Knight Newspapers, Inc., 337 So.2d 1005 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976); see also Huszar v. Gross, 468 So.2d 512 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985).

Affirmed.

NESBITT and JORGENSON, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Huszar v. GrossDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  2. Applestein v. Knight Newspapers, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  3. Jamason v. Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hibdon v. GrabowskiCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
  2. Ortega v. Post-Newsweek StationsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987