Legal Opinion
Massad v. Eastern Connecticut Cable Television, Inc.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 2, 2002No. AC 21726PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, C. J.
In reviewing this appeal from the trial court’s rendering of summary judgment in the defendant’s favor, we address to what extent federal law shields cable operators from liability for slanderous comments made by individuals on public access cable television shows.
*637The plaintiff, Stephen L. Massad, brought a three count complaint grounded in common-law tort against the defendant, Eastern Connecticut Cable Television, Inc. The complaint alleged that by not prohibiting a telephone caller on consecutive live broadcasts of a public access show from making slanderous statements…
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