BAY VIEW PACKING CO. v. TAFF

No. 95-0901.

198 Wis.2d 653 (1995)

543 N.W.2d 522

BAY VIEW PACKING COMPANY and Reinhard Liebner, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jerry TAFF, Marty Burns Wolfe, Colleen Henry, WISN TV, Division of Hearst Corporation, Hearst Corporation and Dennis Vlasak, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 12, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of Robert E. Sutton of Sutton & Kelly, of Milwaukee, with oral argument by Robert E. Sutton.

For defendants-respondents Jerry Taff, Marty Burns Wolfe, Colleen Henry, WISN TV and Hearst Corporation, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Matthew J. Flynn, Jeffrey O. Davis, Kevin P. Crooks, and Katherine H. Grebe of Quarles & Brady, of Milwaukee, with oral argument by Matthew J. Flynn.

For defendant-respondent Dennis Vlasak the cause was submitted on the briefs of Grant F. Langley, city attorney, and Susan E. Lappen, assistant city attorney.

Before Wedemeyer, P.J., Sullivan and Schudson, JJ.


SULLIVAN, J.

Bay View Packing Company, a Wisconsin food processor, and Reinhard Liebner, Bay View Packing Company's president and owner, collectively appeal from a summary judgment dismissal of their defamation claims against television anchors Jerry Taff and Marty Burns Wolfe; television reporter Colleen Henry; WISN TV; the Hearst Corporation, WISN TV's corporate parent; and Dennis Vlasak, an environmental health specialist...

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