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PESTA v. CBS, INC.

No. 84-CV-5124-DT.

653 F.Supp. 350 (1986)

Carl M. PESTA and Penny M. Pesta, Plaintiffs, v. CBS, INC., Ed Bradley, Morley Safer, Mike Wallace, Harry Reasoner, Monika Jensen, John Doe, Mary Roe, and Storer Communications, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, S.D.

November 24, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Balfour Peisner, Southfield, Mich., for plaintiffs.

Richard E. Rassel, Detroit, Mich., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RALPH M. FREEMAN, District Judge.

This defamation action arises from the broadcast of a segment of the CBS program "60 Minutes," entitled "Tragic Assumptions." The segment was aired on October 30, 1983. On October 25, 1984, Plaintiffs commenced action in Macomb County Circuit Court, and the action was subsequently removed to this Court based on diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiff Carl M. Pesta seeks actual and compensatory damages. His wife...

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