Lonegan v. Brennan [1]

Summary

Threat Type:

Lawsuit

Date:

05/01/2007

Status:

Concluded

Disposition:

Dismissed (total)

Location:

New Jersey

Verdict or Settlement Amount:

N/A

Legal Claims:

Defamation

Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat:

William J. Brennan; George Silos

Type of Party:

Individual

Type of Party:

Individual

Location of Party:

New Jersey

Location of Party:

New Jersey

Description

In May of 2007, Steve Lonegan, then Bogota New Jersey mayor, filed a defamation lawsuit against Bill Brennan and former Councilman George Silos for postings on a forum site. According to NorthJersey.com [2], New Jersey Superior Court Judge Daniel Mecca dismissed the suit finding that the comments -- "which claimed Lonegan allowed illegal activity while he was mayor, intimidated political rivals and promised favorable votes to campaign contributors" -- were not libelous.

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Content Type:

Text

Publication Medium:

Forum

Subject Area:

Defamation
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Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction:

New Jersey

Source of Law:

New Jersey

Court Name:

New Jersey Superior Court

Court Type:

State

CMLP Information (Private)

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1-High

CMLP Notes:

Source: North Jersey.com

RPK

http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/acms/MOTN/CV0390W1e.asp [5]

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