PETERSON v. BALLARD


292 N.J. Super. 575 (1996)

679 A.2d 657

DEBORAH SCORESE PETERSON, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. WAYNE BALLARD, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS VICE-PRESIDENT OF SALES OF RUSS BERRIE CO., INC. AND RUSS BERRIE COMPANY, INC., DEFENDANTS, AND TRENT S. DICKEY, ESQ., INDIVIDUALLY; JOINTLY, SEVERALLY, AND IN THE ALTERNATIVE, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 15, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Sozansky, Jr. argued the cause for appellant (Ligorano & Sozansky, attorneys; John H. Rittley and Charles Z. Schalk, on the brief).

Charles J. Walsh argued the cause for respondent Trent S. Dickey, Esq. (Sills, Cummis, Zuckerman, Radin, Tischman, Epstein & Gross, attorneys; Steven R. Rowland, on the brief).

Before Judges KEEFE, WEFING and BILDER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by KEEFE, J.A.D.

We granted plaintiff Deborah Peterson's motion for leave to appeal from the entry of summary judgment dismissing her complaint against defendant Trent Dickey. The issue to be decided on appeal is whether the common law litigation privilege applies to the facts of this case, and, if so, whether it was nonetheless abolished by the Law Against Discrimination (LAD...

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