Legal Opinion
Medico v. Time, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 25, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-597PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
VanARTSDALEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff claims in this libel action that an article in the March 6, 1978 issue of Time Magazine erroneously labeled him as an underworld criminal figure. The magazine defends on the basis of the substantial truth of the article, and for the second time in this litigation, moves for summary judgment upon that issue. The motion will be granted, not on the basis of the truth of the statements contained in the article, but because the statements were privileged.
The article in question discussed the possible impending indictment of United…
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