CIPRIANI BUILDERS, INC. v. MADDEN


912 A.2d 152 (2006)

389 N.J. Super. 154

CIPRIANI BUILDERS, INC. and Jay Cipriani, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Thomas MADDEN and New Jersey Remodelers Association, Inc., Defendants-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 11, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Oberstaedt, Haddonfield, argued the cause for appellants (Archer and Greiner, attorneys; Mr. Oberstaedt and William L. Ryan, on the brief).

Eric S. Robinson, Atlantic City, argued the cause for respondent Thomas Madden (Youngblood, Corcoran, Lafferty & Hyberg, attorneys; L. Patricia Sampoli, of counsel; Mr. Robinson, on the brief).

Stephen A. Rudolph, Sea Girt, argued the cause for respondent New Jersey Remodelers Association, Inc. (Monte & Rudolph, attorneys; Mr. Rudolph, of counsel; David J. Azotea, on the brief).

Before Judges SKILLMAN, HOLSTON, JR. and GRALL.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SKILLMAN, P.J.A.D.

This appeal arises out of a trade association's expulsion of one of its members. The member filed suit claiming that the expulsion was wrongful and that the trade association's executive director made statements during the period preceding the expulsion that defamed him. The trial court granted summary judgment dismissing these claims. We affirm the dismissal...

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