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MEDICO v. TIME, INC.

No. 80-2077.

643 F.2d 134 (1981)

MEDICO, Philip T., Appellant, v. TIME, INC.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 2, 1981.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 27, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., Charles J. Bufalino, Jr. (Argued), West Pittston, Pa., for appellant.

Peter Hearn (Argued), M. Duncan Grant, Richard W. Foltz, Jr., Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee, Robert P. Marshall, Jr., Time Inc., New York City, of counsel.

Before ADAMS, GARTH and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied March 27, 1981.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the defendant presents an important question concerning the law of defamation. We must review the district court's determination that a news magazine enjoys a privilege, under the common law of Pennsylvania, to publish a summary of FBI documents identifying the plaintiff as a member of an organized crime...

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