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DESNICK v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.

No. 94-2399.

44 F.3d 1345 (1995)

J.H. DESNICK, M.D., Eye Services, Limited; Mark A. Glazer; and George V. Simon, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INCORPORATED; Jon Entine; and Sam Donaldson, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 10, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan K. Webb, Julie A. Bauer, Steven F. Molo (argued), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Rodney F. Page, Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn, Washington, DC, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael M. Conway (argued), Mary Kay McCalla, James M. Falvey, Hopkins & Sutter, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and MANION, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs—an ophthalmic clinic known as the "Desnick Eye Center" after its owner, Dr. Desnick, and two ophthalmic surgeons employed by the clinic, Glazer and Simon—appeal from the dismissal of their suit against the ABC television network, a producer of the ABC program PrimeTime Live named Entine, and the program's star reporter, Donaldson. The suit is for trespass, defamation, and other torts arising out of the production...

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