Legal Opinion
Hoover v. Van Stone
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided May 19, 1982No. Civ. A. 80-102PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LATCHUM, Chief Judge.
In this case, the Court is called upon to consider the scope of the absolute privilege accorded to statements made during the course of judicial proceedings. Plaintiff, Fred W. Hoover, has filed suit against the brokerage firm of First Jersey Securities, Inc. (“First Jersey”), and one of its agents, Robert Van Stone, for alleged violations of the federal securities laws. Defendants have filed a counterclaim charging plaintiff with defamation, tortious interference with contractual relationships, abuse of process, and barratry, arising from plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Williams v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Rainier's Dairies v. Raritan Valley Farms, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1955
- Roger Asay v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Jack Burton Tunnell v. Doris Wiley and Richard Sprague, First Asst. District AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Sidney Brown v. Dennis Collins, Dennis Collins v. First National Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Kahn v. BurmanDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1987
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