NuWave Investment Corporation v. Hyman Beck & Company, A-5275-10T1; Appellate Division; opinion by Messano, P.J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication September 19, 2013. Before Judges Messano, Lihotz and Kennedy. On appeal from the Law Division, Morris County, L-0411-06. DDS No. 36-2-1378 [38 pp.]
Plaintiffs Troy Buckner and John Ryan were principals of NuWave Investment Corporation, which Buckner founded after he left employment with defendant Hyman Beck & Company, the employer of defendants Alexander Hyman and Richard DeFalco. Defendant First Advantage Litigation Consulting, formerly known as BackTrack Reports Inc., prepared background investigative reports regarding the financial industry for clients considering investment opportunities. BackTrack prepared such reports on Buckner, Ryan and NuWave. Those reports included statements, many of which were attributed to the Hyman Beck defendants, that plaintiffs considered defamatory.
