Weirum v. RKO General, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• rejecting argument that broadcaster was insulated from liability in wrongful death suit because of the First Amendment, and stating that such an argument is “clearly without merit;”
• giving previously omitted instruction on third day of deliberations was proper
• “The First Amendment does not sanction the infliction of physical injury merely because achieved by word, rather than act.”
• foreseeability of risk of harm from an activity is a question of fact for jury
• foreseeability of risk of harm from an activity is a question of fact for jury
• while one is not normally liable for injury to persons occurring off of premises, radio station could be liable for sponsoring contest which affirmatively caused people to speed around town to find radio personality, resulting in injury to the plaintiff

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).