Legal Opinion
Mullen v. Meredith Corp.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided June 17, 2015No. 10C19936; A149990PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrtega, P. J.
This case concerns a television news story about gunshots fired in the West Salem neighborhood where Mullen (plaintiff) and his wife (together, plaintiffs) live. Plaintiffs sued defendants Meredith Corporation, doing business as KPTV, and Hanrahan, a KPTV reporter, because plaintiff was shown for 3.4 seconds in a broadcast of the story, contrary to an agreement that plaintiff, a corrections officer, allegedly had made with defendants due to safety concerns. Plaintiffs asserted claims for breach of contract, negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and intentional infliction of…
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