Sassone v. Elder
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
626 So.2d 345 (1993)
Martha E. SASSONE, et al.
v.
William S. ELDER, et al.
No. 92-C-1856.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 18, 1993.
Thomas A. Rayer, New Orleans, for applicant.
John D. Rawls, New Orleans, for respondent.
Mark Benjamin Holton, New Orleans, amicus curiae, for Louisiana Press Ass'n.
LEMMON, Justice.[*]
This is a defamation action filed by two attorneys against an investigative television reporter, William S. Elder, and the television station that employed Elder. Plaintiffs seek to recover the damages they sustained because of allegedly defamatory remarks about plaintiffs during the…
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