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ANGELOTTA v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING CORP.

No. 86-3399.

820 F.2d 806 (1987)

John L. ANGELOTTA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION; Geraldo Rivera; and Barbara Walters, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 17, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew P. Moriarty, argued, and Jerome S. Kalur, Jacobson, Maynard, Ruschman & Kalur Co., Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

Terence J. Clark, argued, and Michael E. Brittain, Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendants-appellees.

Before MERRITT, WELLFORD and NELSON, Circuit Judges.

WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.

This diversity case presents the sole issue whether false light invasion of privacy is a recognized tort in Ohio. The district court found that it is not, and accordingly dismissed the case on defendants' motion. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.

This action arises out of a September 27, 1984 broadcast of an ABC New "20/20" televised investigative report entitled "To Catch a Rapist." Defendant-appellee Geraldo Rivera ("Rivera...

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