Food Lion did not sue ABC for libel, and the jury never saw the program at issue.
The two men sued ABC, charging that their privacy had been invaded when their conversations and their likenesses were broadcast without their permission.
After her contract was terminated, she sued ABC for $2,000,000, claiming her credibility in show business had been damaged.
The Python group represented by Terry Gilliam, the group's only American-born member, sued ABC for copyright infringement.
After "Day One" reported in 1994 that tobacco companies added nicotine from outside sources to its cigarettes, Philip Morris sued ABC for libel.
Instead of suing for libel, Food Lion sued ABC for the way it had gathered the news.
The first decision the company made was to sue ABC for libel.
In 1992, Tilton sued ABC for libel because of its investigation and report, but the case was dismissed in 1993.
Philip Morris Companies sued ABC after the network made a similar statement about manipulation in its Day One news program early last year.
In 1965, he sued United Artists-TV and ABC for $500,000, alleging copyright infringement.