Legal Question in Civil Litigation in New Jersey
In a Small Claims Court action, all under oath, can a statement made by the plaintiff about the defendant (or vice versa) be taken as slander...ie can it provide fodder for a future action?
Asked on 10/21/09, 9:59 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
John Corbett
Corbett Law Firm LLC
No. Statements made as part of testimony are protected by a litigation privilege and are not subject to a claim for slander. However, there could be an issue of perjury if the statements are knowingly false.
See also: http://info.corbettlaw.net/lawguru.htm
Answered on 10/26/09, 10:53 pm
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