Commercial Programming Unlimited v. Columbia Broadcasting Systems Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtTilzer, J.
This action sounding in libel and injurious falsehood emanates from statements made of and concerning plaintiffs Commercial Programming Unlimited and Walter Small, on news reports carried over WCBS TV, i.e., the 11:00 p.m. news report on December 25, 1973 and a "follow-up” story broadcast on the 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. news reports on April 22, 1974. The reports were part of a series dealing with "deceptive and otherwise undesirable practices being indulged in by various types of vocational schools” and the subject newscasts dealt with computer training schools. Defendant John Stoessel…
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