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SPELSON v. CBS, INC.

No. 82 C 3780.

581 F.Supp. 1195 (1984)

John G. SPELSON, D.C., Plaintiff, v. CBS, INC., a California corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

March 8, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph V. Moschetti, Lisle, Ill., for plaintiff.

Thomas H. Morsch, Arlene C. Erlebacher, Stephen C. Carlson, Ted K. Yasuda, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Ill., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

BUA, District Judge.

The instant case was brought by plaintiff John Spelson, a licensed chiropractor, against defendant CBS for defamation of plaintiff's character in connection with broadcasts produced and aired by WBBM-TV Channel 2, a CBS-owned television station in Chicago, Illinois. The series of broadcasts, titled "Cashing in on Cancer," aired from April 25, 1982 through May 5, 1982, and were accompanied by an editorial which was broadcast...

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