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UHL v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.

Civ. A. No. 77-100 ERIE.

476 F.Supp. 1134 (1979)

Clare Randall UHL, Plaintiff, v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

On Motion for Judgment N.O.V. September 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Brandt, Franklin, Pa., for plaintiff.

Gilbert J. Helwig, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Carleton G. Eldridge Jr. and Pamela G. Ostrager, New York City, for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WEBER, Chief Judge.

The Defendant has filed a Motion for Summary Judgment which sets out two grounds: 1) that the Plaintiff's action is barred by the one year Statute of Limitations applicable to defamation actions in Pennsylvania; and 2) that the documentary film published by the Defendant does not show the Defendant in an actionable false light and is protected by the First Amendment.

This case involved a television documentary...

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