Thomas John SALZANO, Plaintiff-Respondent and Cross-Appellant,
v.
NORTH JERSEY MEDIA GROUP INC., d/b/a The Record, NorthJersey.com, Malcolm Borg, Stephen A. Borg, Martha McKay, and Jonathan Markey, Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Respondents, and
Glen Ridge Voice, Inc. and Frank A. Orechio, Defendants.
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Argued October 14, 2009.
Decided May 11, 2010.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Bruce S. Rosen, Florham Park, argued the cause for appellants and cross-respondents (McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen & Carvelli, attorneys; Jennifer A. Borg, Hackensack, and Dina L. Sforza, of counsel; Mr. Rosen, Kathleen A. Hirce, Katherine M. Jensen, Florham Park, and Patrice E. LeTourneau on the briefs).
Thomas John Salzano argued the cause for respondent and cross-appellant pro se.
Thomas J. Cafferty argued the cause for amici curiae New Jersey Press Association, ABC, Inc., Advance Publications, Inc., The New York Times Company, NYP Holdings, Inc., Gannett Co., Inc., The Associated Press, Daily News, L.P., Dow Jones & Company, Inc., NBC Universal, Inc., Courthouse News Services, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, First Media, Alm Media, Inc. (soon to be known as Incisive Media, LLC), Newspaper Association of America, The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, The Association of American Publishers, Inc., WPIX, Inc., and American Society of Newspaper Editors (Scarinci Hollenbeck and Robinson, Wettre & Miller, attorneys; Donald A. Robinson, of counsel; Mr. Cafferty, Nomi I. Lowy, and Lauren E. James, Lyndhurst, on the brief).
Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Justice LONG delivered the opinion of the Court.
The law of defamation is rooted in the notion that individuals should be free to enjoy their reputations unimpaired by false and defamatory attacks. In some instances, however, publications that otherwise would be actionable may escape liability because we recognize that the publisher is acting in furtherance of a socially important interest that is entitled to protection, even at the expense of uncompensated harm to...
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