Legal Opinion
William Gordon Brooks v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Geraldo Rivera Charles C. Thompson and Maravilla Production, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1993No. 91-3948PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff William Brooks appeals from the district court’s directed verdict and partial summary judgment for defendants in this diversity action alleging libel and slander in the broadcast of a weekly television news program. Brooks raises the following issues:
1. Whether the district court erred in deciding a motion for directed verdict under Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(a) based on state, rather than federal, substantive law.
2. Whether the district court erred in granting a directed verdict to the defendants.
3. Whether the district court erred in suppressing the plaintiffs expert…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strother v. HutchinsonOhio Supreme Court · 1981
- Irwin Klepper v. First American BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- William G. Brooks v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Geraldo Rivera Charles C. Thompson and Maravilla Productions Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Richard Scott McLernon Kido Yaqui, Sherri Louise Farrell, Miguel Angel Carranza, and Marco Antonio Valdez-CotaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Lansdowne v. Beacon Journal Publishing Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by53 opinions
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- Advance Watch Company, Limited v. Kemper National Insurance Company, the Travelers Indemnity Company of America, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Dxs, Inc., a Michigan Corporation, F/k/a Flint X-Ray, Inc. v. Siemens Medical Systems, Inc., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Annabelle Legg v. Dr. Ash Chopra, University Urology, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- In Re Dow Corning Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2000
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