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STEWART v. SUN SENTINEL CO.

Nos. 95-3303, 96-0102.

695 So.2d 360 (1997)

Ray STEWART, David Owens, David Bernert, David Foster, Ira Goldberg, Vance Watson and John Ferguson, Appellants, v. The SUN SENTINEL COMPANY, a Florida corporation, Sunbeam Television Corp., a Florida corporation, d/b/a WSVN Channel 7, Dr. Erwin Vasquez, Mary C. Williams, Ott Cefkin, Henry Templeton, Lt. Col. Ralph Bates, Jorge Hurtado, John Turchin and Barbara Walsh, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 12, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard M. Neu of Howard M. Neu, P.A., Pembroke Pines, for Appellants.

John R. Hargrove and W. Kent Brown of Heinrich, Gordon, Hargrove, Weihe & James, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellees Sun Sentinel Company, Mary C. Williams and Barbara Walsh.

Carmen M. Rodriguez and Steven J. Silverman of Whitelock, Rodriguez & Williams, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellees Templeton, Bates, Cefkin and Vasquez.

Jorge E. Hurtado, and Daniel R. Brinley of the Law Offices of Jorge E. Hurtado and Daniel R. Brinley, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee Jorge E. Hurtado.

Allan Milledge, Gary M. Held and Dana J. McElroy of Milledge, Iden & Held, Miami, for Appellees Sunbeam Television Corporation and John Turchin.

KLEIN, Judge.

Appellants, who are plaintiffs in this defamation suit, were employed as corrections officers by the Broward County sheriff. They brought this action as a result of publicity arising out of an investigation into beatings of jail inmates by corrections officers. We consolidate their appeals and affirm the disposition of their claims by dismissal or summary judgment.

The defendant appellees include a newspaper (the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel...

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