ROSS v. MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

No. 88-2105.

870 F.2d 271 (1989)

Marla ROSS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., d/b/a WCCO Television, Andy Greenspan and Al Austin, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John K. Schwartz, Richard L. Tate, Richmond, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

David H. Donaldson, Jr., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before REAVLEY, HIGGINBOTHAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

A television station broadcast a documentary questioning the guilt of a man convicted of rape. To make its case, the documentary spelled out the details of several rapes. One rape victim sued the maker of the documentary, claiming an invasion of privacy. Her actual first name and a picture of her residence had been used in the documentary. The district court granted summary judgment for the journalists on both state law and...

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