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BIANCO v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES

No. 78 C 2538.

470 F.Supp. 182 (1979)

Frank BIANCO, John Harkins, John Kochan and Gordon Preuss, Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

May 3, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Apter, Kantor & Apter, Ltd., Elmer Gertz, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Anton R. Valukas, Carol R. Thigpen, (D1, 2) Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GRADY, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, employees of American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. ("ABC"), brought this four-count complaint against ABC, WLS-TV, which is owned and operated by ABC, and Phil Boyer, General Manager of WLS-TV. Count I alleges a violation of 42 U.S.C. Section 1985(3); Count II alleges that defendants engaged in eavesdropping prohibited by 18 U.S.C. Section 2511; Count III alleges a violation of the Illinois Eavesdropping...

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