Jack Wasserman v. Time, Inc

On cross motions in appellant’s action for libel in the District Court against appellee Time, Inc., the court granted summary judgment in favor of Time, and dismissed appellant’s complaint. He appeals.

Time publishes a weekly magazine with national circulation. In its issue of October 7, 1966, it published a photograph of seven men sitting at a table in a restaurant in Queens, New York. One of the men was appellant a member of the bar of this court in active practice. Another was Frank Ragano, also an attorney. Accompanying the photograph was a brief article which referred to the occasion as a…