Frank Kersis Stefa Kersis v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. American Holding Company, Inc., D/B/A Kabc-Tv Inc.

103 F.3d 139 25 Media L. Rep. 1701 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Frank KERSIS; Stefa Kersis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.; American Holding Company, Inc., d/b/a KABC-TV Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-55732. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 7, 1996. Decided Nov. 21, 1996. 1 Before: FERNANDEZ and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Frank and Stefa Kersis brought claims for wrongful death, infliction of emotional distress, and spoliation of evidence against the American Broadcasting Company ("ABC"), alleging that ABC caused the death of their son, Naras Kersis, aka Paul Highland ("Highland"), by broadcasting on "Prime Time Live" a story that included a surreptitiously recorded videotape of Highland. The Kersises allege that as a result of ABC's actions, Highland, a recovering alcoholic, relapsed into drinking and suffered a descending spiral…