Judgment Against Pharmacy Owner on Defamation Claims Related to Opioid Crisis Reports Affirmed

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Judgment Against Pharmacy Owner on Defamation Claims Related to Opioid Crisis Reports Affirmed

Dennis Tosh

August 16, 2020 at 23:08:46 ET

A federal appeals court has affirmed a district court’s granting of summary judgment against the owner of a West Virginia pharmacy who had alleged that he was defamed by CBS Evening News reports that featured him and his pharmacy as part of coverage of the opioid crisis in the state (Ballengee v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc., 968 F.3d 344 (4th Cir. 2020)). Samuel “Randy” Ballengee opened... Read More

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