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ALPHA THERAPEUTIC CORP. v. NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI

No. 98-55642.

199 F.3d 1078 (1999)

ALPHA THERAPEUTIC CORPORATION, a California Corp., and Clyde McAuley, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI, a Japanese special juridic entity, a/k/a Japan Broadcasting Corp., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 28, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Porter, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Paul L. Hoffman, Bostwick & Hoffmann, Santa Monica, CA and Douglas E. Mirell, Robert N. Treiman, Loeb & Loeb, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: PREGERSON, NOONAN, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Alpha Therapeutic Corporation ("Alpha") and Clyde McAuley (collectively "Appellants") appeal the district court's dismissal of their diversity action against Nippon Hoso Kyokai ("NHK"), asserting claims for slander, conversion, trade libel, and invasion of privacy. NHK, a Japanese television broadcaster, broadcast two programs that allegedly contained defamatory statements about Alpha and McAuley—the "Hour Long Program," which NHK...

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