Legal Opinion
Pesta v. CBS, INC.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided June 7, 1988No. 84-5124PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RALPH M. FREEMAN, District Judge.
This litigation arises out of an allegedly defamatory broadcast of a segment of the CBS program, “60 Minutes,” entitled “Tragic Assumptions.” The background facts are largely undisputed and were summarized in a prior opinion of this court as follows:
Background Facts
In late December, 1972, sixteen-year-old John Haisenleder became ill with the flu. Because of the severity of his symptoms, John’s mother contacted their family doctor. The family doctor suspected that John was suffering from Reye’s Syndrome, the symptoms of which include vomiting,…
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