United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit for defamation, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where his comment in a staff meeting, accusing plaintiff of posting pornography on the company website, was not defamation per se under Illinois Law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/14/2005
• Decided 05/31/2005
• Published 05/31/2005

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eugene K. Hollander (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey Piell (argued), Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.