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September 19, 2011

Food Lion, Inc. v. Capital Cities/ABC (1992)

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Food Lion, Inc. v. Capital Cities/ABC Facts of Case: Producers at ABC were tipped off about possible unsanitary meat packing practices taking place at Food Lion. The producers decided to go under cover to investigate the claims. Two reporters applied for jobs with false identities, resumes, and addresses. They left out that they worked for […]

 

September 18, 2011

Time, Inc. v Firestone (1976)

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Time, Inc. v. Firestone (1976) Facts of Case: Mary Firestone was married to Russel Firestone, heir to the Firestone tire company fortune. Mary filed for divorce, with her husband filing a counterclaim against for for “extreme cruelty and adultery.” Time published the results of the case in it’s magazine as well as a statement from […]