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NBC beats defamation appeal over 'bomb' segment on 'Today'
Source: Reuters
#U.S.
JULY 25, 2017 / 11:24 AM / 31 MINUTES AGO
NBC beats defamation appeal over 'bomb' segment on 'Today'
Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday said NBC News did not defame an Oregon sporting goods company by characterizing its exploding rifle targets as "bombs" in a report on the "Today" show.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said Tannerite Sports LLC did not show that NBCUniversal, part of Comcast Corp, made false statements about its targets, which contain chemicals that detonate when mixed together and shot with high-velocity bullets.
Writing for a three-judge panel, Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler also said that when reporter Jeff Rossen told viewers in the March 2015 report he was "basically holding a bomb in my hand," his description was "at the least, substantially true."
A lawyer for Tannerite did not immediately respond to requests for comment. NBCUniversal had no immediate comment.
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JULY 25, 2017 / 11:24 AM / 31 MINUTES AGO
NBC beats defamation appeal over 'bomb' segment on 'Today'
Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday said NBC News did not defame an Oregon sporting goods company by characterizing its exploding rifle targets as "bombs" in a report on the "Today" show.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said Tannerite Sports LLC did not show that NBCUniversal, part of Comcast Corp, made false statements about its targets, which contain chemicals that detonate when mixed together and shot with high-velocity bullets.
Writing for a three-judge panel, Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler also said that when reporter Jeff Rossen told viewers in the March 2015 report he was "basically holding a bomb in my hand," his description was "at the least, substantially true."
A lawyer for Tannerite did not immediately respond to requests for comment. NBCUniversal had no immediate comment.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-comcast-nbc-defamation-idUSKBN1AA1Y6