Georgia Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc. v. Anderson

This case involves an article published in the February 1982 edition of The Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia (“MAG Journal”) which was entitled “Things Are Never What They Seem, Skim Milk Masquerades as Cream” (the “Skim Milk” article). Asserting that the article was highly critical of their qualifications, the appellees, who are Dr. Jack R. Anderson, the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery, and the American Association of Cosmetic Surgeons, filed suit against the appellants, Dr. William E. Huger, Dr. John A. Rusca, and the Georgia Society of Plastic…