Legal Opinion
Zamora v. Columbia Broadcasting System
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided November 19, 1979No. 78-1718-Civ.-WMHPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL JUDGMENT
HOEVELER, District Judge.
Ronny Zamora, a minor, together with his father and mother sued the National Broadcasting Company, Columbia Broadcasting System and American Broadcasting Company for damages. Diversity and requisite amount are asserted as the bases for jurisdiction. In brief, the plaintiffs alleged that Ronny Zamora, from the age of five years (he was age 15 when this action was filed) has become involuntarily addicted to and “completely subliminally intoxicated” by the extensive viewing of television violence offered by the three defendants. The…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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