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TUMMINELLO v. BERGEN EVENING RECORD, INC.

Civ. A. No. 77-2447.

454 F.Supp. 1156 (1978)

Salvatore TUMMINELLO, Plaintiff, v. The BERGEN EVENING RECORD, INC., United Press International, Inc., Associated Press, Inc., WABC-TV, Inc., WCBS-TV, Inc., William Soiffer, and WNBC-TV, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

May 23, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Surgent, Clifton, N.J., for plaintiff.

Donald A. Klein, Winne, Banta, Rizzi & Harrington, Hackensack, N.J., for defendants The Bergen Evening Record Corp. and William Soiffer.

Frederick L. Whitmer, Pitney, Hardin & Kipp, Morristown, N.J., for defendants ABC and CBS.

Arthur J. Lesemann, Mazer, Lesemann & Rupp, Hackensack, N.J., for defendant The Associated Press.

McElroy, Connell, Foley & Geiser, Newark, N.J., for defendant United Press International, Inc.

OPINION

STERN, District Judge.

Salvatore Tumminello instituted this action against the Bergen Evening Record [Record]; William Soiffer, one of its reporters; United Press International, Inc. [UPI]; Associated Press, Inc. [AP]; American Broadcasting Companies [ABC]; CBS, Inc. [CBS]; and National Broadcasting Company, Inc. [NBC]. The defendants now move to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim under F.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) or for summary judgment...

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