United States Seventh Circuit
Giant Screen Sports v. Canadian Imp. Bank of Comm., 07-2800
In a defamation action, summary judgment for Defendant is reversed and remanded where Defendant's written statements about Plaintiff's alleged failure to pay a business debt were defamatory per se under Illinois law.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/20/2009
- Published 01/20/2009
Judges
- BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, CUDAHY, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Joel D. Bertocchi (argued), James M. Lydon, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
- For Appellees:
- James C. Schroeder (argued), T. Mark McLaughlin, Mayer Brown, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.