Legal Opinion
Berkos v. National Broadcasting Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 5, 1987No. 85-2552PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McMORROW
delivered the opinion of the court:
Christy S. Berkos (Berkos) appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his complaint against the National Broadcasting Company, Inc. (NBC), and Peter Karl (Karl) based upon their television broadcast of a particular news program segment pertaining to a Federal criminal investigation commonly known as “Operation Greylord.” In the broadcast, NBC and Karl referred to certain actions taken by Berkos in his judicial capacity. The complaint alleged that the broadcast’s references to Berkos, in their overall context, constituted libel, an…
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