Supreme Court of New Jersey

Louis J. Kotlikoff, Plaintiff-Respondent v. the Community News, the Suburban Newspaper Group, Louis J. Recchino…

April 27, 198289 N.J. 62

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and reinstated the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of the newspaper defendants, holding that the contested letter was protected opinion under the First Amendment and not actionable defamation.