Food Lion, Inc. v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

TILLEY, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ Renewed Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Claims of Breach of Fiduciary Duty/Constructive Fraud and Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices, or in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment [Doc. #374]. For the reasons stated below, Defendants’ Motion is DENIED.

I

Defendants Lynne Litt 1 and Susan Barnett are both employed by the ABC news program Prime Time Live. The television show at some point determined that it would prepare and broadcast a story on Food Lion stores. In an attempt to gain access to parts of Food Lion…