Legal Opinion
Foretich v. CBS, INC.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 15, 1993No. 91-CV-840PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal from the grant of judgment on the pleadings under Super.Ct.Civ.R. 12(c) and the denial of a motion to alter and amend the judgment. Appellant contends that the trial judge erred in (1) dismissing the complaint for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress pursuant to Rule 12 when the judge considered material outside of the pleadings, (2) not viewing the television program videotape before ruling on the meaning of the alleged defamatory statements, (3) finding that fifteen statements could not be defamatory as a matter of law, and (4)…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. FalwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by16 opinions
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