Alpha Therapeutic Corp. v. Nippon Hoso Kyokai

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Alpha Therapeutic Corporation (“Alpha”) and Clyde McAuley (collectively “Appellants”) appeal the district court’s dismissal of their diversity action against Nippon Hoso Kyokai (“NHK”), asserting claims for slander, conversion, trade libel, and invasion of privacy. NHK, a Japanese television broadcaster, broadcast two programs that allegedly contained defamatory statements about Alpha and McAuley — the “Hour Long Program,” which NHK broadcast in Japan, and the four-minute “Good Morning Japan Program” (“Morning Program”), which NHK broadcast in both Japan and the…