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YERKIE v. POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, MICHIGAN

Civ. A. No. M-78-1050.

470 F.Supp. 91 (1979)

David YERKIE t/a Aquarius Towing and Storage v. POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, MICHIGAN, INC., et al.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

April 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bert W. Kapinus, Mount Rainier, Md., for plaintiff.

William E. Nelson, Chevy Chase, Md., and L. Stanley Paige, Washington, D. C., for defendants.

Memorandum and Order

JAMES R. MILLER, Jr., District Judge.

This is an action for defamation growing out of a T.V. news program in which the T.V. news reporter allegedly made false or misleading statements relating to the manner and method in which the plaintiff conducted his towing business. Defendants have moved for summary judgment, claiming qualified privilege.

The plaintiff is a private party within the meaning of Gertz v. Robert Welch...

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