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WFAA-TV, Inc. v. McLemore

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 25, 1998No. 10-96-033-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

REX D. DAVIS, Chief Justice.

This is a defamation suit arising out of the 1993 raid by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on the Branch Davidian compound at Mount Carmel outside of Waco. John MeLemore, a reporter for KWTX-TV Channel 10 in Waco, sued (1) WFAA-TV Channel 8 in Dallas, (2) Valeri Williams, a WFAA reporter, (3) A.H. Belo Corporation, (4) Belo Productions, Inc., (5) the Houston Chronicle, and (6) Kathy Fair, a Chronicle reporter, alleging that their news reports regarding his role in the events surrounding the raid damaged his reputation in the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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  2. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  3. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. WFAA-TV, Inc. v. McLemoreTexas Supreme Court · 1998

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