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ACTION REPAIR, INC. v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.

No. 84-2929.

776 F.2d 143 (1985)

ACTION REPAIR, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., d/b/a WLS-TV, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 28, 1985.

As Corrected October 29, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Harris, Dick & Harris, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Linda L. Listrom, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, FLAUM, Circuit Judge, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.

WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.

This is an appeal of a Civil Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of a defamation action. The facts are relatively simple. Plaintiff, Action Repair, Inc. (Action Repair), repairs appliances. On September 16, 1983, WLS-TV (WLS), a Chicago-based affiliate of defendant American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., broadcast a consumer report on appliance repair companies which criticized Action Repair. Action Repair claims statements in the broadcast...

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