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MICHAELIS v. CBS, INC.

No. 96-3137.

119 F.3d 697 (1997)

Lazelle MICHAELIS, Appellant, v. CBS, INC., a New York Corporation, Appellee, WCCO Television, Inc., Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1997.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied September 16, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karla R. Wahl, Minneapolis, MN, argued, for appellant.

John P. Borger, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Eric E. Jorstaf, Susanna M. Lowy, Cameron A. Atracher, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and REASONER, District Judge.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied September 16, 1997.*

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

In this defamation action, Dr. Lazelle Michaelis appeals the district court's orders granting summary judgment in favor of CBS, Inc. and its affiliate WCCO Television, Inc. (WCCO). We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Michaelis, a medical doctor, is board certified in anatomical pathology,...

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