• Godlewski v. Kelly

    Publication Date: 2024-11-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County
    Judge: Judge Nealon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2021 CV 2195

    Defamation plaintiff sought reconsideration of the court's order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment. The court denied plaintiff's motion, holding in part that plaintiff failed to adduce evidence sufficient to create a genuine issue of material fact regarding the alleged falsity of defendants' published article, which indicated that defendant had a sexual relationship with an underage girl, where uncontroverted evidence showed that defendant had pled guilty to corruption of a minor involving sexual acts with a 15-year-old