COMMERCIAL PROGRAM UNL v. CBS


81 Misc.2d 678 (1975)

Commercial Programming Unlimited et al., Plaintiffs, v. Columbia Broadcasting Systems, Inc., et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

March 24, 1975


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edelman & Jennings (David Edelman, Walter S. Jennings and Mark Fisherman of counsel), for plaintiffs. Coudert Brothers (Gordon T. King, Michael J. Calvey and Jerry Slater of counsel), for defendants.


ABRAHAM J. GELLINOFF, J.

Defendants in this defamation action move for summary judgment. The undisputed facts show that in December, 1973, and in April, 1974, defendant John Stossel, a reporter and news broadcaster for defendant Columbia Broadcasting Systems, Inc. (CBS), published a televised report about computer programming schools. His account concerned the industry generally, with particular emphasis on...

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