Balderman v. American Broadcasting Companies
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Green, J.P.
This defamation action arises out of a nationally televised broadcast of defendant’s television news program, “PrimeTime Live.” The segment of the program at issue, entitled “Surgical Scorecards,” concerned a study published by the New York State Department of Health (DOH) on cardiac surgery in New York State. Plaintiff, a cardiac surgeon, alleges that, during the “Surgical Scorecards” segment, defendant falsely accused him of lying about his performance as reflected in the DOH study. We conclude that the allegedly defamatory statements *69are nonactionable…
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