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HEISHMAN, INC. v. FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.

No. CIV.A. 02-262-A.

217 F.Supp.2d 690 (2002)

HEISHMAN, INC., Plaintiff, v. FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

August 20, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Cunningham, Whitestone, Brent, Young and Merril, Fairfax, VA, for Plaintiff.

Dane Hal Butswinkas, Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, for Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this removed diversity action, a car dealership sues a television station for defamation based on a broadcast concerning the sale of flood-damaged cars as new or undamaged. Although the dealership is never mentioned in the broadcast, its name appears fleetingly on the license plate frame of one of the cars shown.

At issue is whether summary judgment is warranted where, as here, there is no showing...

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