Legal Opinion
Bay View Packing Co. v. Taff
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided December 12, 1995No. 95-0901PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.
Bay View Packing Company, a Wisconsin food processor, and Reinhard Liebner, Bay View Packing Company's president and owner, collectively appeal from a summary judgment dismissal of their defamation claims against television anchors Jerry Taff and Marty Burns Wolfe; television reporter Colleen Henry; WISN TV; the Hearst Corporation, WISN TV's corporate parent; and Dennis Vlasak, an environmental health specialist with the City of Milwaukee. The primary issue before this court is whether Bay View Packing is a limited purpose public figure for purposes of Wisconsin defamation law. We affirm the…
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