DORE, J.
Appellants appeal the summary judgment dismissal of their defamation action. We hold that the story that respondents broadcast in the early evening newscast of December 1, 1978 was materially false, and that appellants presented sufficient evidence for a trial on the issue of actual malice. We reverse.
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The background of this case was a racketeering scandal of proportions unprecedented in this state which attracted intensive media attention...
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