Supreme Court of Illinois

In a defamation complaint arising from the publication of a menswear store advertisement, the circuit court's dismissal of the complaint with prejudice is affirmed where the ad, although distasteful, was protected by the first amendment because it could not reasonably be interpreted as stating facts.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/07/2008
• Published 02/07/2008

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James H. Wolf, James M. Wolf, of Wolf & Tennant, Chicago, for appellant Cosmo's Designer Direct, Inc., Damon E. Dunn, Eric D. Bolander, of Funkhouser, Vegosen Liebman & Dunn Ltd., Chicago, for appellant Chicago Sun-Times, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward W. Feldman, Zachary J. Freeman, of Miller Shakman & Beem LLP, Chicago, for appellees.