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LAUDERBACK v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES

No. 83-2381.

741 F.2d 193 (1984)

Garo LAUDERBACK, Appellee, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 21, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen F. Avery of Cornwall, Avery, Bjornstad & Scott, Spencer, Iowa, David J. Stein, Milford, Iowa, for appellee.

Don H. Reuben, William J. Campbell, Jr., Mark Sableman, Reuben & Proctor, Chicago, Ill., Iris E. Muchmore, Charles M. Peters, Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for appellant American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.

LAY, Chief Judge.

The American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (ABC), appeals from the denial of its summary judgment motion in a libel action brought by Garo Lauderback. The district court1 found that material factual issues remained to be resolved and that the record did not support ABC's assertion that the allegedly libelous telecasts were privileged communications. The court certified its order...

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