Legal Opinion
Spelson v. CBS, INC.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 8, 1984No. 82 C 3780PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
BUA, District Judge.
The instant case was brought by plaintiff John Spelson, a licensed chiropractor, against defendant CBS for defamation of plaintiff’s character in connection with broadcasts produced and aired by WBBMTV Channel 2, a CBS-owned television station in Chicago, Illinois. The series of broadcasts, titled “Cashing in on Cancer,” aired from April 25, 1982 through May 5, 1982, and were accompanied by an editorial which was broadcast on April 30, 1982, May 1, 1982, and May 3, 1982. In the series, WBBM-TV reporter Pam Zekman and the Channel 2 investigative team sought…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Chapski v. Copley PressIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
- Leonard Thornton and William Carothers, Etc. v. James E. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Catalano v. PechousIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Quinn v. Jewel Food Stores, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1995
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