· 11/26/1996
Lundell Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Citations
- 98 F.3d 351
- 1996 WL 588051
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- holding that when “it is evident that the underlying facts as to the gist of the statement are the subject of a reasonable dispute ... it is for the jury to decide the meaning conveyed”
- holding that when \it is evident that the underlying facts as to the gist of the statement are the subject of a reasonable dispute . . . it is for the jury to decide the meaning conveyed\
- noting that whether an opinion falsely asserts a fact is a question for the jury
- finding substantial truth “when the sting of the implication is still present when the full chronology is laid out”
- finding substantial truth \when the sting of the implication is still present when the full chronology is laid out\
- finding a county’s garbage disposal problem to be a controversy involving questions of public concern
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Judges: Wollman, Gibson, Hansen
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