Legal Opinion

William C. O'DOnnell v. Cbs, Inc., a Foreign Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 4, 1986No. 85-1489PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant as to several counts in plaintiff’s complaint alleging libel and violation of plaintiff’s right to privacy. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

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We construe the facts in this case in the light most favorable to plaintiff because he was the party opposing the motion for summary judgment. See Janowiak v. Corporate City of South Bend, 750 F.2d 557, 559 (7th Cir.1984). Plaintiff William C. O’Donnell had been employed by defendant CBS, Inc. (CBS) since 1962 and had held the position…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Eric Waldbaum v. Fairchild Publications, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  3. Chapski v. Copley PressIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  4. John W. Carson and Joanna Holland v. Allied News Company, an Illinois Corporation, and National Insider, Inc., an Illinois CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  5. Liberty Lobby, Inc. v. Jack AndersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Dorothy Stevens v. Dorothy Wright TillmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  2. San Antonio Express News v. Dracos, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1996
  3. Wayment v. Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Naviera Despina, Inc. v. Cooper Shipping Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1987
  5. Reklau v. Merchants National Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986

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