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How to Bring and Defend a Defamation Lawsuit in New Jersey

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Member Price: $184

Non-Member Price: $230

Product Code: ON158824

Areas of Law: For All Attorneys

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CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 2.4 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 2.4).
NY CLE:NY Professional Practice Transitional: 2.0
PA CLE:PA Substantive Credit: 2.0
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.
Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

Bruce S. Rosen, Esq.
Member of the Committee on Attorney Advertising
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, P.C., Hackensack

Presenters

CJ Griffin, Esq.
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, P.C., Hackensack
Zachary D. Wellbrock, Esq.
Anselmi & Carvelli, LLP, Morristown

Defamation can occur when a false statement made about someone harms their reputation. However, suing over defamatory comments – whether in business reviews, media reports or private messages – can be a minefield for unwary practitioners. Not all harmful or false statements constitute actionable defamation, as privileges and recent changes in the law require far more specificity in pleading. Unlike many other areas of law, defamation involves a mixture of common law, constitutional law and statutory law. So, how exactly do you litigate a defamation case?

Join this esteemed panel to better understand defamation law in New Jersey. Whether you think your client may have been defamed, are preparing to defend your client against a claim of defamation, or simply want a better understanding of how the law works, this seminar will provide insight into how to navigate this difficult and sometimes arcane law in New Jersey.

Topics include:

  • The elements of defamation
  • Neuwirth v. State and the new pleading requirements for actual malice
  • How the new Anti-SLAPP law makes public defamation cases more difficult
  • How to know when you can bring a successful defamation claim
  • Privileges and opinion: why some defamation cannot be litigated
  • Enjoining defamation: shoveling sand against the sea
  • Proving damages without presuming damages
  • The Petro-Lubricant issue: the statute of limitations and republication