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SILVESTER v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.

No. 87-5062.

839 F.2d 1491 (1988)

Arthur W. SILVESTER, Sr., The Fronton, Inc., a Florida corporation, and Tourism and Development Corporation, a Rhode Island corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., a New York corporation, Geraldo Rivera, Hugh Downs, "John Doe," and "Richard Roe", Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ricci & Roberts, P.A., Gary W. Roberts, West Palm Beach, Fla., Stephen L. Dreyfuss, Hellring, Lindeman, Goldstein, Siegal, & Stearn, Newark, N.J., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Donald M. Middlebrooks, Steel Hector & Davis, Thomas R. Julin, Miami, Fla., Michael J. Calvay, Coudert Bros., New York City, for defendants-appellees.

Before JOHNSON and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and ATKINS, Senior District Judge.

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

This case involves several libel claims stemming from a segment of ABC's "20/20" television program which dealt with allegations of corruption in the jai alai industry. We consider two primary issues in this appeal. First, are appellants Arthur Silvester, the Fronton, Inc., and Tourism and Development Corporation ("plaintiffs") limited public figures? Second, if so, did appellees American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Hugh Downs, Geraldo Rivera...

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