Legal Opinion
Richard Bichler v. Union Bank and Trust Company of Grand Rapids
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1984No. 82-1103PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff from summary judgment in favor of the defendant WZZM-TV of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in an action claiming that a broadcast by the defendant invaded the plaintiff’s right of privacy. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, and the substantive law of Michigan controls. This appeal was originally heard by a panel of the court and its opinion, reported at 715 F.2d 1059 (6th Cir. 1983), was vacated and rehearing en banc was granted in an order reported at 718 F.2d 802 (6th Cir.1983).
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The plaintiff Bichler was president and the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Alfonso J. Cervantes v. Time, Inc., and Denny WalshCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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