Legal Opinion
J.H. Desnick, M.D., Eye Services, Ltd. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Jon Entine, and Sam Donaldson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 27, 2000No. 99-3715PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Seven years ago the Desnick eye clinic, joined by two of the clinic’s surgeons (who are no longer parties), brought this diversity suit against the ABC television network, a producer of ABC’s program “PrimeTime Live,” and the program’s star reporter, Sam Donaldson, seeking damages for a variety of torts allegedly committed by the defendants in connection with a 15-minute program segment that was highly critical of the clinic. We affirmed the district court’s dismissal, on the ground of failure to state a claim (Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6)), of all but the defamation charge.…
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