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ARTICLE · 19 DECEMBER 2001

´America´s Most Wanted´ Libel Case Outlawed

United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
James Lake
James Lake

Six members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club have lost a lawsuit against the producer of the television program America’s Most Wanted.

Judge Ralph W. Nimmons Jr. of Jacksonville, Florida, granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of Twentieth Century Fox. D. H. Miller, Dennis Pellegrini, Mike Gershon, David Moore, Robert Smith and Angelo Klementos had alleged claims of libel, unauthorized publication of name or likeness, invasion of privacy and negligence.

The case concerned two America’s Most Wanted reports about Harry Bowman, president of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club. Bowman had been indicted on charges of murder, kidnapping and arson. He also had been added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Ten Most Wanted List.

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