· 7/15/1980
Murray W. (Dusty) Miller v. Transamerican Press, Inc., Transamerican Press of Texas, Inc. And Mike Parkhurst
Citations
- 621 F.2d 721
- 29 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1442
- 6 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1598
- 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 15698
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- ruling that privilege does not prevail
- ruling that privilege does not prevail
- recognizing a qualified privilege for confidential sources in a libel suit
- finding compelling interest in disclosure of sources where record did not disclose thorough investigative effort by defendant
- finding a compelling interest where the only way that the claimant could prove his case was with the protected information
- ruling that privilege does not prevail
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Judges: Coleman, Johnson, Politz
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