Legal Opinion
Buendorf v. National Public Radio, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 19, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-1829 (JLG)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JUNE L. GREEN, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This matter is before the Court on defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment. On August 6, 1993, plaintiff filed a complaint charging the defendants with libel and false light invasion of privacy. Plaintiff claims that statements made by defendant Daniel Schorr during the April 11, 1992 broadcast of “Weekend Edition” on National Public Radio were false and defamatory; he asserts that Schorr’s statements exposed the plaintiff as a homosexual and constitute libel per se. In their Summary Judgment Motion the defendants claim that Mr. Buendorf…
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