Gallucci v. Phillips & Jacobs Inc.

GORDON, J.,

This action was instituted on April 17, 1985, by the plaintiffs Richard D. Gallucci and Joanne Gallucci against the defendant, Phillips & Jacobs Inc. for malicious prosecution and defamation of character.

The facts of the case are as follows:

On October 14, 1983, the plaintiff^ Richard D. Gallucci discovered that his employer, Phillips & Jacobs (referred to as P&J) contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation and arranged an investigation of industrial *414espionage. The plaintiff served as a software technician for the Toppan Video Proofer which is specialized equipment designed to…