Legal Opinion
Redco Corporation v. Cbs, Inc. And the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 9, 1985No. 84-5525PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Redco Corp. filed a complaint against CBS, Inc. and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), alleging trade libel and disparagement, defamation, intentional interference with existing and prospective business relations, and conspiracy. The dispute arose out of a CBS 60 Minutes segment entitled “Killer Wheels” about the use and safety of multi-piece tire rims used on trucks and buses. The program, which did not mention Redco by name, reported that people had been injured and killed when pieces of metal from the rim separated, causing the…
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