The Supreme Court of New Jersey.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued September 23, 1985.
Decided October 21, 1986.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Jay J. Rice argued the cause for appellant (Meth, Nagel, Rice, Woehling & Bausch, and Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith, Ravin, Davis & Bergstein, attorneys).
Douglas G. Sanborn argued the cause for respondents Sentinel Publishing Co., Inc., et al (Jamieson, Moore, Peskin & Spicer, attorneys).
Norbert T. Knapp argued the cause for respondent Paterson Clinical Laboratory, Inc. (Catlett & Knapp, attorneys).
The Supreme Court of New Jersey.
The opinion of the Court was delivered by POLLOCK, J.
This appeal requires that we declare the standard of liability of a newspaper, its reporter, and an independent laboratory retained by them for statements that allegedly defamed the plaintiff corporation's reputation and disparaged its product. Relying on the first amendment to the United States Constitution, the Law Division granted summary judgment for the defendants...
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