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District Court's opinion and, despite the excellent brief and oral argument on appeal by plaintiff, do not find reversible error." Wolk then sought a
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reporter, in this program Wolk offered views on the cause of the crash. Wolk published his opinion that rudder failure was the likely cause of USAir 427 crash in the
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they gave false information to the NTSB to avoid liability. The suit says the NTSB report contained extensive errors, including a statement that Wolk was not qualified to fly the plane.
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