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KASS v. GREAT COASTAL EXP., INC.

152 N.J. 353 (1998)

704 A.2d 1293

IAN DAVID KASS, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. GREAT COASTAL EXPRESS, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, AND ALGER BATTS, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS AGENT OF GREAT COASTAL EXPRESS, INC., JAMES VENA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS AN AGENT OF GREAT COASTAL EXPRESS, INC., RICHARD WIMBISH AND CHARLES DEES, T/A DAC SERVICES AND JOHN DOES NOS. I, II, III AND IV, DEFENDANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grayson Barber, argued the cause for appellant (Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heher & Brennan, attorneys; Peter R. Freed, of counsel; Ms. Barber and Peter R. Freed, on the briefs).

Franklyn C. Steinberg, III, argued the cause for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

This case involves the law of private defamation and the qualified privilege that applies to bar such claims. Plaintiff has brought a trade libel action against his former employer alleging that the employer had furnished to prospective employers defamatory references concerning plaintiff's employment record. The trial court entered judgment in favor of defendant on the basis of the jury's answers to certain interrogatories. The two critical interrogatories...

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