IN RE MADDEN

No. 97-3267.

151 F.3d 125 (1998)

In re: Mark MADDEN. TITAN SPORTS, INC., A Delaware Corporation, v. TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.; World Championship Wrestling, Inc.; Eric Bischoff, Titan Sports, Inc., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Byer, (Argued), Jerry S. McDevitt, Paul K. Stockman, Kristen M. Del Sole, Kirkpatrick and Lockhart, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for Appellant.

David Dunn, John H. Pope, (Argued), Davis, Scott, Weber & Edwards, New York, New York, for Appellees.

Before: NYGAARD, ALITO and LAY, Circuit Judges.


NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

AMENDED OPINION OF THE COURT

The issue on appeal is whether the district court erred by concluding that Mark Madden, a nonparty witness in this civil matter, is entitled to claim a journalist's privilege. We hold that he is not and will reverse.

I.

We will summarize only those facts necessary to give context to the issue. Appellant Titan Sports, Inc., and its competitor, Turner Broadcasting Systems (TBS), are the...

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