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FRIEDMAN v. BOSTON BROADCASTERS, INC.

402 Mass. 376 (1988)

522 N.E.2d 959

NATHAN FRIEDMAN & another vs. BOSTON BROADCASTERS, INC.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 16, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Owen Gallagher for the plaintiffs.

Paul W. Johnson for the defendant.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., LIACOS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

O'CONNOR, J.

This action concerns an August 23, 1978, television broadcast by the defendant, Boston Broadcasters, Inc. (BBI), the operator of WCVB-TV Channel 5 in Boston, concerning alleged abuses in the insurance industry. The plaintiffs claim to have been defamed by that broadcast, which was the third segment of a three-part series. The plaintiffs and BBI each filed a motion for summary judgment. A judge denied the plaintiffs' motion, and allowed BBI's. We affirm...

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