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MACHLEDER v. DIAZ

No. 79 Civ. 4373 (PKL).

618 F.Supp. 1367 (1985)

Irving MACHLEDER and Flexcraft Industries, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Arnold DIAZ, CBS Inc., WCBS-TV, Ann Sorkowitz, Frank Pivalo, Thomas Gallagher, and Dennis P. Coyne, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

October 4, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wien, Malkin & Bettex, New York City, Robert A. Machleder, of counsel, for plaintiffs.

Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, New York City, Harold R. Tyler, Jr., of counsel, Coudert Brothers, New York City, Pamela Ostrager, of counsel, Ronald E. Guttman, Associate Gen. Counsel, New York City, for defendants.

DECISION

LEISURE, District Judge:

The complaint in this diversity action asserted claims for compensatory and punitive damages for libel, slander, invasion of privacy, trespass and assault and battery. The claims arose out of the May 22, 1979 broadcast by WCBS-TV of a report about the dumping of chemical wastes on a certain lot adjacent to Avenue P in Newark, New Jersey. The report was prepared by Arnold Diaz, the station's New Jersey reporter.

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