Holtec International’s claims that a former executive’s law firm defamed the nuclear developer intrigued several New Jersey appellate judges Thursday who pressed attorneys in oral argument over the protections for lawyers’ speech.
The company said it had a $75 million grant from a foreign government and $1.5 billion loan from the US Energy Department jeopardized when former chief operating officer Kevin O’Rourke brought a whistleblower suit against the company. But it was his plaintiff’s firm statements that O’Rourke was fired after resisting false financial statements over which Holtec sued.
Superior Court Appellate Division Judge Thomas W. Sumners Jr. called it ...
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