Kaplan v. Newsweek Magazine, Inc.

Newsweek Magazine (defendant) published an article listing eleven 'blowoff' college courses it described as requiring little work while being good for one's grade-point average, and Kaplan (plaintiff), who taught one of the named courses, sued Newsweek for libel. The article discussed only the course itself, not Kaplan or any professor personally. The district court granted Newsweek's motion to dismiss, and Kaplan appealed.