MEDICAL LABORATORY MANAG. v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING

No. 00-15594.

306 F.3d 806 (2002)

MEDICAL LABORATORY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, a corporation dba Consultants Medical Lab; John Devaraj, an individual; Carolyn Devaraj, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.; Diane Sawyer, an individual; Ira Rosen, an individual; Robbie Gordon, an individual; Mark Lukazsiewicz, [sic], an individual; David Shapinsky, an individual; Rhondi Charleston, an individual; Richard Wald, an individual; Phyllis E. McGrady, an individual; and Lori Garcia Cottrell, an individual, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 20, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neville L. Johnson, Brian A. Rishwain, Johnson & Rishwain, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Andrew D. Hurwitz, Diane M. Johnsen, Osborn Maledon, P.A., Phoenix, AZ, for the defendants-appellees.

Before HUG, CUDAHY, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

HUG, Circuit Judge.

Medical Laboratory Management Consultants ("Medical Lab") and John Devaraj ("Devaraj"), a founder and owner of Medical Lab, (collectively "Plaintiffs") brought this action against American Broadcasting Companies ("ABC") and individuals allegedly involved in producing the segment Rush to Read for ABC's television program PrimeTime Live (collectively "Defendants"). The district court, exercising diversity jurisdiction...

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