SCHUSTER v. U. S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, INC.

No. 79-1065.

602 F.2d 850 (1979)

Donna W. SCHUSTER and Donald E. Hanson, Appellants, v. U. S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, INC., a corporation, and Time, Inc., a corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Williams, Minneapolis, Minn., argued and filed brief for appellant.

Peter S. Hendrixson (argued) Dorsey, Windhorst, Hannaford, Whitney & Halladay, Minneapolis, Minn., Covington & Burling, Washington, D. C., on brief for appellee U. S. News.

John P. Borger (argued) Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, Minn., and John D. French, Minneapolis, Minn., and Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, on brief for appellee Time.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges.


GIBSON, Chief Judge.

This diversity case charging libel comes to us after being removed from the Minnesota state court to the federal district court. Donna Schuster and Donald E. Hanson are, by their own admission, distributors and sellers of vitamin B-17, better known as Laetrile. Schuster describes herself as having been nationally and internationally known as an advocate of the use of natural foods such as Laetrile, and as the recognized leader in the struggle...

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