Legal Opinion
Auvil v. CBS "60 Minutes"
District Court, E.D. Washington
Decided June 18, 1992No. CS-90-553-RJMPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
WM. FREMMING NIELSEN, District Judge.
All motions then pending were resolved by Order entered June 5, 1992 save for the motion to dismiss or in the alternative for summary judgment brought by the Natural Resources Defense Council [NRDC] and Fenton Communications. In the interest of economy, that Order is incorporated by reference. Suffice it to say that on February 26, 1989 CBS “60 Minutes” aired a televised report on Alar, a growth regulator used most commonly on apples and suspected of being a potent carcinogen. That incident provoked what has come to be known as the “Alar Scare.”…
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- Barger v. Playboy Enterprises, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1983
- Salomone v. MacMillan Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Auvil v. CBS "60 Minutes"District Court, E.D. Washington · 1992
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Auvil v. CBS "60 Minutes"Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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