· 4/4/1984
Steer v. Lexleon, Inc.
Citations
- 472 A.2d 1021
- 58 Md. App. 199
- 10 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1582
- 1984 Md. App. LEXIS 312
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- privilege applied to news account wrongly identifying crime victim as perpetrator where erroneous information was obtained from an authorized release of arrest information through an official governmental channel
- applying privilege to defamation and false light claims
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Judges: Moylan, Bishop, Alpert
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