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On May 21, 2012, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled, in W.J.A. v. D.A., that a private party alleging defamation need not proffer evidence of actual damages to survive a motion for summary judgment and reach a jury.
On May 21, 2012, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled, in W.J.A.
v. D.A., that a private party alleging defamation need not proffer
evidence of actual damages to survive a motion for summary judgment
and reach a jury. A-77-10, (N.J. May 21, 2012). The court
concluded, however, that in the absence of proof of actual damages,
the plaintiff is limited in recovery only to nominal damages
(typically a trivial sum of money, such as $1.00, simply to
recognize that a legal injury was sustained), and not compensatory
or punitive damages.
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