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DESNICK v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.

No. 99-3715.

233 F.3d 514 (2000)

J.H. DESNICK, M.D., Eye Services, Ltd., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., Jon Entine, and Sam Donaldson, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 27, 2000.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie A. Bauer, Steven F. Molo (argued), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael M. Conway (argued), Hopkins & Sutter, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, COFFEY, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Seven years ago the Desnick eye clinic, joined by two of the clinic's surgeons (who are no longer parties), brought this diversity suit against the ABC television network, a producer of ABC's program "PrimeTime Live," and the program's star reporter, Sam Donaldson, seeking damages for a variety of torts allegedly committed by the defendants in connection with a 15-minute program segment that was highly critical of the clinic. We affirmed the...

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