He is currently running his nostalgic arcade dreams in Wildwood, NJ at the 2d 573 (1977); Gazette, Inc. v. Harris, 325 S.E.2d 713, 724-25 (Va.), cert. A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure. WILDWOOD, N.J. -- Deep inside the Boardwalk Mall, there's a nearly hidden vintage jewel. 2d at 701. He dreamed of transforming Pacific Avenue into an entertainment district. Randy described his memorabilia as "priceless to me and to most people who appreciate Americana." Randy was featured on the 2011 episode of Hoarders that I went behind the scenes for Playboy.. Wildwood Mall. For our purposes, we use the term defendants to refer only to Florimont and 2400 Amusements. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. as revealed by the whole record. Our state common law has expanded the protections articulated in New York Times and its federal progeny, ensuring heightened protections for speech that involves matters of public concern or interest. WALTER FLORIMONT and 2400 AMUSEMENTS, INC., t/a Olympic Enterprises. Reputation was valued so highly at common law that a speaker or writer was held liable for the publication of a false and defamatory statement regardless of fault. 2023 Atlas Obscura. at 154. Id. Under that constitutional provision, which is almost identical to the language of Article I, Paragraph 1 of the 1947 Constitution, [t]he right of a person to be secure in his reputation against unwarranted attacks such as slanders and libels is a part of the right of enjoying life and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness. Id. The false and defamatory statements of defendants employees, impugning the honesty of a business competitor, fall into the category of commercial speech that is not entitled to heightened protection. at 396-99. The game is typically run in a winner takes all style where the first player to make five in a row wins either a cash pot or a coupon credit towards arcade-style prizes (depending on the parlor), but Senna runs his game differently. Randy Senna on April 26, 2020 Morgana still survives, and she has been part of my preservation efforts spanning almost 50 years. Defendants employees were basically scaring plaintiff s customers away. In later cases, the Court extended the actual-malice standard to speech concerning public figures who, unlike private individuals, enjoy greater access to channels of communication and have a better opportunity to counteract false statements. Fascination is a competitive game of chance regulated by the State s Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission. I'm on vacation this week and I came across a retro arcade filled with EMs in the Boardwalk Mall in Wildwood, NJ It's owned by Randy Senna, an old school entertainer, that used to run Flippers Fascination, a bingo like game, on the boardwalk for years. 12 Generally, the fair comment privilege provides a defense to a libel or slander action when the words in question are fair comment on a matter of public interest or concern. Christmas Caroling with Rev Deb Moore and Randy Senna tonight in Wildwood NJ Facebook (see footage, below) Haven't been there? Randy Senna is an arcade-game enthusiast and collector that some call "eccentric" (like Philly.com) and some call a hoarder (like the show Hoarders, on which he'll appear next week).A few years ago, he basically commissioned a documentary about himself and his now-closed old-timey game spot on the Wildwood, NJ boardwalk called Flipper's Fascination. 104 N.J. at 153. Protect Downtown Wildwood NJ as a Commercial Entertainment District before it's destroyed! Randy has set up a line of machines over there. 25-26), 8. In Turf Lawnmower Repair, Inc. v. Bergen Record Corp., 139 N.J.392 (1995), the Court found that the public has a compelling interest in any business charged with criminal fraud, a substantial regulatory violation, or consumer fraud raising a matter of public concern. We begin by reviewing the importance society placed on reputation in the development of defamation law. Getting to play Fascination under his aegis is a can't-miss Jersey Shore experience. Conversely, when a business owner maligns his competitor in the marketplace for apparent economic gain, it is difficult to reach the conclusion that such commercially disparaging expressions are at the heart of free speech values or implicate any of the concerns that animated the New York Times decision. 2d at 600-01. In Senna's game, the first player to roll balls into five holes wins tickets that can be redeemed for prizes. 2d at 348. 2d at 701). Therefore, ClustrMaps.com cannot be used for any purpose covered by the FCRA, Text on ClustrMaps.com is available under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license unless otherwise specified. 139 N.J. at 396-400. 13:3-3.5(b)(1), and from engaging in deceptive or fraudulent practices, N.J.A.C. Wildwood, NJ 08260. His hand got caught in a door. Corp., 116 N.J. 739, 771 (1989). at 271-76. The newsperson s privilege under this state s Shield Law, N.J.S.A. 21 It is worth noting that the casino industry, which is highly regulated, does not place a high premium on speech uttered by a barker. A collection of modern and vintage pinball machines housed in the cellar of a 15th-century building. 5 Article I, Paragraph 1 of the 1947 State Constitution reads: All persons are by nature free and independent, and have certain natural and unalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and of pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness. 2d 202, 216 (1986); see also Costello, supra, 136 N.J. at 614. In 2003, plaintiff Senna owned Flipper s Fascination, an arcade game on the boardwalk in Wildwood. 15 It bears mentioning that in Rocci v. Ecole Secondaire Macdonald-Cartier, 323 N.J. Super. Ibid. ). I have been working with Randy Senna from the Retro Arcade on the boardwalk to grow his YouTube channel. We concluded by stating that the vital role that investigative reporting plays in conveying that information to consumers justifies the imposition of the actual-malice standard to disclosures by the press that substantially concern allegations of consumer fraud. [19] As of the 2020 United States census, the city's year-round population was 5,157,[9][10] a decrease of 168 from the 2010 census count of 5,325,[20][21][22] which in turn reflected a decline of 111 from the 5,436 counted in the 2000 census. Wildwood, a resort town once built of a fisherman's haven, has of course, gone through its stages of history - it's most important, were the impact of traveling music groups.. groups that even, would travel from the mid-west, where, conditions from which they were coming from, were probably substantially worse than Wildwood, New Jersey. 10, 18 (App. 2d at 603. See Neafie, supra, 75 N.J.L. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants, dismissing both the tortious interference and defamation claims. See, e.g., Sisler, supra, 104 N.J. at 271-72, 279. of 1844 art. denied, 459 U.S. 883, 103 S. Ct. 179, 74 L. Ed. A new RAN. Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. at 263, 279 (quoting N.Y. Times, supra, 376 U.S. at 280, 84 S. Ct. at 726, 11 L. Ed. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Although the 1844 Constitution protected free speech as a fundamental right, it allowed for persons to be held accountable for the abuse of that right. The game Fascination is a cross of Skee-Ball and bingo. In a general defamation case, a plaintiff claiming to be damaged by a false statement will succeed if he shows that the speaker acted negligently in failing to ascertain the truth of the statement. at 279-80, 292, 84 S. Ct. at 726, 733, 11 L. Ed. 104 N.J. at 129-31. New signs on the former Woolworth building in Wildwood brought new life to the building. Additionally, Senna has updated the tables by adding coin acceptors and credit display systems for each table. 6 N.J. Const. Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). A speaker, however, loses the protection of the privilege if he uses his criticism for personal imputations not arising out of the subject-matter or not based on fact. Id. Search for Criminal & Traffic Records, Bankruptcies. He is currently running his nostalgic arcade dreams in Wildwood, NJ at the Wildwood Mall. Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues. at 410 (citing Sisler, supra, 104 N.J. at 279). In March 2004, plaintiff Senna filed a civil complaint in the Law Division, Cape May County, alleging that defendants Florimont and 2400 Amusements, as well as Robert Mehlbaum and two John Does, defamed him and tortiously interfered with his ability to conduct business as Flipper s Fascination.2 The claim against Mehlbaum was based on an alleged Internet posting in which he accused Senna of running a fraudulent operation by cheating patron[s] out of prizes and overcharging for prizes. While looking for a new site for his business, Senna spoke with Florimont, who recommended that he locate his Fascination parlor in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Categories; All Posts; My Posts; DarkInThePark. Div. Senna s rival, Florimont, owned a parlor that operated nearby on the boardwalk. (pp. I'd love to see him somehow have that place open so people can tour it," Donio said. over at Boardwalk Mall basement. Randy is a resident of 3210 Pacific Avnue, Wildwood, NJ 08260-4951. at 21-23. On appeal to our Court was only one issue -- whether damages could ever be presumed in a defamation case. Here, the identity of the speaker is an important factor. See Walker v. Colo. Springs Sun, Inc., 538 P.2d 450, 458 (Colo.) ( Our ruling here results simply from our conclusion that a simple negligence rule would cast such a chilling effect upon the news media that it would print insufficient facts in order to protect itself against libel actions; and that this insufficiency would be more harmful to the public interest than the possibility of lack of adequate compensation to a defamation-injured private individual. 63, 80 (App. The two-level ( A negligence standard in matters of public or general concern for private individuals likely would require the news media to censor stories of public or general concern or avoid publication of controversial articles. Amicus also maintains that individual citizens should receive the same heightened protections as the press -- that is, there should be no preferential treatment -- when speech touches on issues of public concern or interest. See Printing Mart-Morristown v. Sharp Elecs. 609-551-2289. However, we give greater protection to speech involving public officials, public figures, and the public interest because of the important role that uninhibited and robust debate plays in our democratic society. (pp. Finger and face prints on his shop windows prove passersby are mystified by the objects on the other side of the foggy glass. Kass v. Great Coastal Express, Inc., 291 N.J. Super. However, for First Amendment purposes, the actual-malice standard does not apply to speech concerning private individuals because they have not voluntarily relinquished any interest in the protection of their own good names. Id. ed., 1942). "They don't know I exist," said Randy Senna, the arcade's 53-year-old mad scientist. Defendants claim that even if their employees accusations of consumer fraud were false, defamatory, and negligently made, they should not be held liable because plaintiff cannot meet the actual-malice standard. When the ball falls through one of the holes, a corresponding light is lit on a backboard and the ball rolls back to the player. For a quarter a game, players can step back in time through the Jersey Shore's history. My son and I were down for the annual Christmas Parade and recorded it for Randy Senna's YouTube page. Wildwood is a city in Cape May County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. . "I do not want to see it sold off and spread to private collections where it'll never see the light of day again.". To keep his client base, Senna ran an ad in a local newspaper, promising that prize tickets won at his Seaside Heights parlor would be honored at his Wildwood parlor. Serv. 2d at 692. The United States Supreme Court, in an opinion written by Justice Brennan, reversed, holding that the First Amendment prohibits a public official from recovering damages for a defamatory falsehood relating to his official conduct unless he proves that the statement was made with actual malice -- that is, with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not. See Dun & Bradstreet, supra, 472 U.S. at 761-62, 105 S. Ct. at 2946-47, 86 L. Ed. On that basis, we concluded that [w]hen the media addresses those issues, the actual-malice standard will apply, regardless of whether the business is heavily regulated by the government. Senna said he has a purpose for his collection: preservation. In Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc., 403 U.S. 29, 91 S. Ct. 1811, 29 L. Ed. [23] Because the speech contained within the credit report was solely in the individual interest of the speaker and its specific business audience, the Court reasoned that it warrant[ed] no special protection when -- as in this case - the speech is wholly false and clearly damaging to the victim s business reputation. ; see also Peck v. Tribune Co., 214 U.S. 185, 189, 29 S. Ct. 554, 555, 53 L. Ed. We distilled from our holdings in Dairy Stores and Sisler that business activities that affect health and safety and industries that are highly regulated by the government intrinsically implicate[] important public interests, and therefore media reports on those subjects must be shielded by the actual-malice standard. Id. A useful formula is found in Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc., 472 U.S. 749 (1985): whether speech addresses a matter of public concern requires a review of the content, form, and context of the speech, including the identity of the speaker and the targeted audience. 2d 789, 808 (1974). The negligence standard is the appropriate standard of care. Name: Randy Senna Company: Randyland . 7 Costello v. Ocean County Observer, 136 N.J. 594, 606 (1994) (quoting Fees v. Trow, 105 N.J. 330, 336 (1987)). See Costello, supra, 136 N.J. at 612. In this case, we once again address the degree to which speech, even speech that may disseminate falsehoods damaging the reputation of a person, should be protected from a defamation lawsuit. Soon afterwards, Senna was informed that staff members at Florimont s Olympic Fascination were telling Olympic s boardwalk customers that Senna would not honor the prize tickets that he had issued. I, 5 (emphasis added). Sometimes names in public records are misspelled due to silly typos and OCR errors. Although speech involving matters of public concern or interest will call for the protection of the actual-malice standard, in Dairy Stores, Sisler, and Turf Lawnmower, we identified those matters only in the context of published investigative reports by media and media-related defendants. On the other hand, there is no great societal benefit or higher free speech value in providing heightened protection for the defamatory and false statements uttered by one business competitor against another. In re Venezia, 191 N.J. 259, 269 (2007) (emphasis added) (quoting In re Subpoena Issued to Schuman, 114 N.J. 14, 20 (1989)). 2d 1094, 1115-17 (1967) (Warren, C.J., concurring).10 The Court recognized that unlike private individuals, [p]ublic officials and public figures usually enjoy significantly greater access to the channels of effective communication and hence have a more realistic opportunity to counteract false statements. Here, we must distinguish between the kinds of speech that do and do not involve matters of public interest or concern in a non-media case.15 How we decide that issue will determine where the delicate balance between reputation and free speech must be struck in this case. It's very gratifying. Walter Florimont, who operated a boardwalk game, was less than thrilled when rival Randy Senna relocated his Flipper's Fascination game to the boardwalk in Wildwood, N.J. In an unpublished, per curiam opinion, the Appellate Division affirmed the summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff s claims. Dist., 360 N.W.2d 108, 118 (Iowa 1984) (explaining that applying lower standard of fault in defamation cases with non-media defendants does not threaten the free and robust debate of public issues or a meaningful dialogue about self-government ); Jadwin v. Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co., 367 N.W.2d 476, 487-88 (Minn. 1985) (noting that applying actual-malice standard in cases involving media defendants will encourage the media to probe the business world to the depth which is necessary to permit the kind of business reporting vital to an informed public ).18, Logic suggests that in determining whether speech involves a matter of public interest, the source of the speech should be one of the factors considered. Board walkers can't quite see it from the mall's entrance. 2d at 706, 714. Comm n of N.Y., 447 U.S. 557, 562 n.5, 100 S. Ct. 2343, 2349 n.5, 65 L. Ed. Senna runs Flipper's Fascination on the boardwalk, rotating an item or two from his massive collection in and out to his Fascination parlor every summer. For example, Watson could be listed as Wasson. Defendants employees were basically scaring customers away from plaintiff.21 Their accusations were not more highly valued speech because they charged their rival with consumer fraud rather than a peccadillo. 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Check Randy Senna's Facebook pageto confirm hours. 2d 147 (1982). at 412. Possible relatives for Randy Senna include Rocco Senna and Gladys Senna. In 2003, Florimont s employees broadcast over a public address system to boardwalk customers that Flipper s Fascination was flimflamming the public; that Senna was dishonest and a crook who ran away and screwed all of his customers in Seaside by not honoring their prize tickets; and that he would cheat his Wildwood customers. Flipper's Fascination 5.0 (1 review) Amusement Parks "Go find this amzing game (and Randy Senna!) "Randy Senna, an amusement game designer and collector, has installed more than 20 figures, machines and coin-operated games from the Palace, including Humpty Dumpty, a 13-foot-tall King Kong, the brass ring, a golden Buddha, and the Sno Kone, popcorn, and cotton candy machines, inside his Good Time Emporium in Wildwood. 18 Interestingly, Colorado and Indiana -- two of the handful of states that, like New Jersey, have imposed the actual-malice standard for speech about a private individual that touches on a matter of public concern -- did so on the basis of the need to protect the news media from defamation lawsuits. We also granted the New Jersey Press Association s motion to participate as amicus curiae. We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the worlds hidden wonders. . Be sure to stop by for a trip back in time! Each player is seated and rolls a rubber ball, similar to a racquetball or handball, towards a five-by-five grid of holes (a glass plate over the front part of the table prevents overreaching). When the Seaside Fascination arcade was about to sell, he jumped on the opportunity to buy it and reconnect with the game that made him a boardwalk star. Id. "It's a lifetime of sacrifice to do it, money to store it, breaking my back dragging it out of the places I got it from, and the knowledge I have to know where they came from," he noted. June 3rd, Randy was approved to open his arcade at THIS location you will now see! 1979) (same); Denny v. Mertz, 318 N.W.2d 141, 153 (Wis.) (same), cert. Share this! Applying the actual-malice standard based on our state law s fair comment privilege, we affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of Sentinel, the reporter, and the laboratory.12 Id. 2A:84A-21; N.J.R.E. Go find this amzing game (and Randy Senna!) 2d at 1121 (Brennan, J., joined by White, J., concurring in part, dissenting in part), and has been followed ever since, see, e.g., Lynch, supra, 161 N.J. at 165, 169-70. 7 Absolute privileges completely immunize statements made in judicial, legislative, or administrative proceedings. It is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area. at 332, 345-47, 94 S. Ct. at 3003, 3010, 41 L. Ed. at 271, 84 S. Ct. at 721, 11 L. Ed. Click here to refresh the page. Information on the Modal age groups of Sennas neighbors (weve analysed 500 households nearest to the Sennas current address), https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Randy+Senna&epa=SEARCH_BOX, https://www.facebook.com/directory/people/, https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=Randy+Senna, https://www.classmates.com/siteui/search/results?q=Randy+Senna&searchType=all. DarkInThePark May 27, 2022 Randyland in General Discussions Hello everyone. 27-28), 9. at 131. It cannot be that, in the competition of the marketplace, the bigger the lie the more free speech protection for the publisher of the lie. 17 Under federal law, commercial speech is any expression related solely to the economic interests of the speaker and its audience. It bears mentioning that even under the negligence standard in a defamation action, no business owner will ever be liable for the truth he tells about a rival. The Court in Gertz observed that private individuals, unlike public officials or public figures, have not voluntarily exposed themselves to increased risk of injury from defamatory falsehood or relinquished [any] part of [their] interest in the protection of [their] own good name[s]. 30-33), 11. at 614. In Sisler v. Gannett Co., 104 N.J. 256 (1986), decided the same day as Dairy Stores, we again relied on our state common law to extend the actual-malice standard to protect a story published in a newspaper. 2d 686 (1964). icon with over forty years of running vintage arcade games. Writers Project, Work Projects Admin. Cent. "He definitely has a connection to the city. Id. Defendants urge that we not create a competitor s exception or commercial exception to the actual-malice standard or distinguish between media and non-media defendants. In Dairy Stores, Inc. v. Sentinel Publishing Co., supra, two weekly newspapers owned by the defendant, Sentinel Publishing Co., Inc. (Sentinel), published an article reporting that the plaintiff, Krauszer s convenience stores, was selling spring water contaminated with chlorine. Sisler, supra, 104 N.J. at 260. On file we have 2 email addresses and Randy may be associated with a phone number with area code 609. . Flippers Fascination Commercial Copy Right 2018 Randy Senna - YouTube Flipper's Fascination on the Boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey, with the Game Show Master of Ceremonies Host, Randy. Speech involving matters of public concern needs adequate breathing room in a democratic society to promote unrestrained debate. Name / Title Company / Classification Phones & Addresses . Krauszer s filed a defamation claim against Sentinel and the reporter responsible for the story and a tortious interference claim (treated by the Law Division as a defamation claim) against the laboratory that analyzed the water for the newspapers story. 8 The Court later clarified that actual malice must be proven by clear and convincing evidence, and that a trial court should consider that evidentiary standard when ruling on a summary judgment motion. Randy has set up a line of machines over there. Application of the state defamation law at issue was unconstitutional because libel suits threatened to bankrupt newspapers and therefore limit public debate. We now turn to that case and its progeny, which identified categories of speech in need of greater protection than that afforded by the common law of defamation. Dairy Stores, supra, 104 N.J. at 144. 1975); Rouch v. Enquirer & News of Battle Creek, Mich., 398 N.W.2d 245, 259-62 (Mich. 1986); Neill Grading & Constr. Let's get to 200! In contrast, the role of the First Amendment in regulating state defamation law is more limited when speech [touches] on matters of purely private concern. The court applied that heightened standard because the speech alleged to be defamatory concerned a highly regulated industry and a matter of legitimate public concern -- games of chance. The same holds true for Fascination parlors. Like us on Facebook to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. Indeed, N.J.S.A. Shopping. 1956) (describing game of Fascination). Wanna join the discussion? In New Jersey, many businesses are highly regulated. Cent. Senna's boardwalk love affair started 40 years ago in Seaside Heights, where his North Jersey family summered. Second, to succeed on the defamation claims, the court maintained that plaintiff had to show that defendants acted with actual malice. If this link does not work for you, you can also use FB directory https://www.facebook.com/directory/people/. For those looking for some adventure, the Wildwoods' beaches also serve as an ideal location for surfing, boogie boarding, power boating, jet skiing, sailing, kayaking and parasailing. Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach. Importantly, when we crafted the rule in Turf Lawnmower, we only spoke of its applicability to reports by the media. Because summary judgment was granted in defendants favor, the facts are viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff. Discourse on political subjects and critiques of the government will always fall within the category of protected speech that implicates the actual-malice standard. ). Those privileges, which protect speech serving important public interests, and the growing recognition in the twentieth century of the importance of free speech -- unrestrained by government punishment or censorship -- provided the intellectual backdrop for the dramatic change in defamation law brought about by the United States Supreme Court in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 84 S. Ct. 710, 11 L. Ed. He's part of the fabric of what makes Wildwood. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U.S. 323, 344, 94 S. Ct. 2997, 3009, 41 L. Ed. 2d at 602 n.5 (quoting Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Ass n, 436 U.S. 447, 456, 98 S. Ct. 1912, 1918, 56 L. Ed. Id. Senna asked Florimont to restrain his employees from bad-mouth[ing] him and his business with false and derogatory comments. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 255-56, 106 S. Ct. 2505, 2514, 91 L. Ed. 2d 643, and 473 U.S. 905, 105 S. Ct. 3528, 87 L. Ed. In 2003, Senna owned Flipper s Fascination, a boardwalk arcade game in Wildwood. Get free summaries of new Supreme Court of New Jersey opinions delivered to your inbox! However, this was not a case of disinterested investigative reporting by a newspaper, using a variety of sources, to demonstrate that customers were being defrauded by a service-oriented business, as was true in Turf Lawnmower, supra. Seaside Heights, Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Wildwood, Keansburg, and Long Branch; Walk the Boardwalk again, through the tunnel of time, and re-experience the wonders of what. Randy Senna is on Facebook. This was not a case of disinterested investigative news reporting. 0 views, 125 likes, 20 loves, 32 comments, 36 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Vince Sculli: Live with Randy Senna Vince, Gigi and Randy today on the Wildwood boardwalk. The Court foundthat the need for the free flow of information on matters of public concern required heightened protection for the speaker, regardless of whether the target of the speech was a public figure. Follow @CarlyQRomalino on Twitter. The right to enjoy one s reputation free from unjustified smears was so socially significant that it was understood to be guaranteed by the New Jersey Constitution. WILDWOOD, N.J. -- Deep inside the Boardwalk Mall, there's a nearly hidden vintage jewel. Div. Significant federal and state authority indicates that when considering the degree of protection to be given to speech, one factor must be the speaker s identity. 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