Legal Opinion
Lizotte v. Welker
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided May 17, 1996No. File CV89365237SPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKoletsky, J.
The critical issue in this motion is whether newspaper articles that suggest that a developer’s contributions to a political committee positively influenced a settlement of litigation resulting in approval of his residential development application, can constitute libel by raising an inference of “bribery?”
On September 5, 1986, the planning and zoning commission of the town of Enfield (commission) declared a moratorium on all residential applications. This moratorium was extended until December 12, 1987.
On July 31, 1987, the plaintiff, Lewis A. Lizotte, a real estate developer, filed an…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. BreslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Hartwig v. Albertus Magnus CollegeDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2000
- Holmes v. Town of East LymeDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2012
- Lizotte v. WelkerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
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