New Jersey Libel Law
William C. Buchanan v. Jeffrey Leonard
Plaintiff William C. Buchanan (Buchanan) appeals from an order entered by the Law Division on December 16, 2011, which granted a motion by defendants Jeffrey Leonard (Leonard) and Morgan, Melhuish, Arbrutsyn (Morgan Melhuish)1 for summary judgment and dismissed Buchanan's complaint with prejudice. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.<b... More...
$0 (10-09-2012 - NJ)Donald J. Trump v. Timothy L. O'Brien, Time Warner Book Group, Inc. and Warner Books, Inc.
Donald Trump, the plaintiff in a suit for defamation, appeals from a Law Division order granting summary judgment to defendants, Timothy O'Brien, the author of TrumpNation, The Art of Being The Donald, and his publishers, Time Warner Book Group, Inc. and Warner Books, Inc.1 On appeal, Trump contends that he produced clear and convincing evidence of actual malice on the part of O'Brien and that iss... More...
$0 (09-13-2011 - NJ)John C. Berkery, Sr. v. Estate of Lyle Stuart
In a second attempt to obstruct the publication of a book<br><br>that is critical of his conduct, plaintiff John C. Berkery<br><br>appeals from the summary dismissal of his action against<br><br>defendants - author Allen M. Hornblum, and distributors Barnes &<br><br>Noble, Inc., Amazon.Com, Inc., Barricade Books, Inc. (NY),<br><br>Barricade Books, Inc. (NJ), National Book Network, Inc., Rowman<br>... More...
$0 (02-19-2010 - NJ)Donald J. Trump v. Timothy L. O'Brien, time Warner Book Group, Inc. and Warner Books, Inc.
In January 2006, Donald Trump filed suit in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Camden County, against Timothy O'Brien and his publisher, claiming that O'Brien defamed him by reporting, in his 2005 biographical book, TrumpNation, that "[t]hree people with direct knowledge of Donald's finances, people who had worked closely with him for years, told me that they thought his net worth was somewhere bet... More...
$0 (10-24-2008 - NJ)Beth Godfrey, et al. v. Princeton Theological Seminary
In Lehmann v. Toys 'R' Us, Inc., 132 N.J. 587 (1993), Justice Garibaldi, writing for this Court, delineated the standards of proof that are necessary in order to bring a discrimination claim premised on acts of sexual harassment. To demonstrate a discriminatory hostile environment caused by<br><br>sexual harassment, a plaintiff must show that "the complained-of conduct (1) would not have occurred ... More...
$0 (08-05-2008 - NJ)Erica D. Vitanza v. Sam H. James, Jr. a/k/a Samuel James
<P> Defendant appeals from an order granting summary judgment to plaintiff on liability and denying defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint which alleged libel and slander by defendant. However, leave to appeal was neither sought nor obtained.1 Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. <P> We may grant leave to appeal from interlocutory orders, including those granting partial summar... More...
$0 (01-09-2008 - NJ)<a href="http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/courts/supreme/a-97-02.opn.html" target="_new">Nancy Velez v. City of Jersey City, et als.</a>
<P> The issue in this appeal is whether the notice of claim requirements under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (Act), N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to 12-3, apply to common law intentional tort claims. The Appellate Division held that the Act's notice requirements did not apply to plaintiff's assault and battery claim against defendant, who is a public employee. Velez v. City of Jersey City, 358 N.J. Super. 224 ... More...
$0 (07-07-2004 - NJ)<A href="http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/courts/appellate/a3307-01.opn.html" target="_new">Joseph Dello Russo, M.D. et al. v. Bruce H. Nagel, Esq. et al.</a>
Plaintiffs Joseph Dello Russo, M.D., Joseph Dello Russo, M.D., P.A., t/a New Jersey Eye Care Center, Medical Care, P.L.L.C., d/b/a Dello Russo Laser Vision, and Stephanie Dello Russo, filed an appeal of a February 2, 2002 order granting summary judgment to defendants and dismissing their complaint. Their motion for reconsideration was denied. The claims brought by plaintiffs against defendants,... More...
$0 (03-12-2003 - NJ)<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/recentop/day/003519mo.txt" target="_new">800 Services, Inc. v. AT&T</a>
Plaintiff 800 Services Inc. appeals from the August 3, 2000 Final Order and the subsequent September 18, 2000 interest calculation Order of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. 800 Services was an "aggregator" of telecommunications services provided by AT&T. Aggregators pool telecommunications service in order to provide discounted service to their customer... More...
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