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LORENTZ v. WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. CORP.

Civ. A. No. 78-213.

472 F.Supp. 954 (1979)

Pare LORENTZ, an Individual, Plaintiff, v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, Inc., a corporation, Radio Station KDKA, a business entity, and John Cigna, an Individual, Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

July 3, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold R. Schmidt, and Edward C. Schmidt, Rose, Schmidt, Dixon, Hasley, Whyte & Hardesty, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

David J. Armstrong, and Charles Kenrick, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendants.

OPINION

SNYDER, District Judge.

Lorentz seeks damages from several defendants for defamatory remarks made during a radio talk show, broadcast on March 1, 1977. Count I of the Complaint alleges negligence. Count II charges the defendants with extreme, outrageous and reckless conduct causing severe emotional distress. Count III is based on a violation of Federal law, specifically the rule promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (the personal attack...

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