Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation v. Walter Jacobson and Cbs, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1983-07-14

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POSNER, Circuit Judge. This diversity suit brought by Brown Williamson, the manufacturer of Viceroy cigarettes, charges CBS and Walter Jacobson with libel and other violations of Illinois law. Jacobson is a news commentator for WBBM-TV, a Chicago television station owned by CBS. The defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on a variety of grounds. Without writing an opinion…

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