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Leichtman v. WLW Jacor Communications
Citation:
634 N.E.2d 697 (Ohio Ct. App. 1994)
ProfessorMelissa A. Hale
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Facts
Ahron Leichtman was a nationally known antismoking advocate. WLW Bill Cunningham radio talk show invited him to talk about the harmful effects of smoking on a radio talk show hosted by William Cunningham. While Leichtman was at the studio, Andy Furman, another host on the talk show lit a cigar, and repeatedly blew smoke in Leichtman’s face. Leichtman claimed that the host William Cunningham urged Furman to do that. Leichtman contended that Furman’s act constituted a battery. He contended that Cunningham should be liable too because her urged the smoker. The radio company also should be liable for its employee’s intentional act.
The trial court dismissed Leichtman’s complaint. Leichtman appealed to the Ohio Court of Appeals.
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