MORIARTY v. GREENE

Nos. 1-99-0277, 1-99-0409.

732 N.E.2d 730 (2000)

315 Ill. App.3d 225

247 Ill.Dec. 675

Karen MORIARTY, Plaintiff-Appellant and Appellee, v. Bob GREENE; Chicago Tribune Company, a Corporation; and Chicago Tribune Newspapers, Inc., a Corporation, Defendants-Appellees and Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Harte, Ltd., Chicago (William J. Harte and Daniel K. Schlorf, of counsel), for Appellant Moriarty.

Williams F. Conlon, Richard J. O'Brien and Paul E. Veith of Sidley & Austin, Chicago; and Dale M. Cohen of Tribune Company, Chicago, for Appellees.


Presiding Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

This consolidated appeal asks us to decide whether nine statements made by defendant Bob Greene in four columns published by defendant Chicago Tribune Company state a cause of action under Illinois defamation law. The trial court found that seven of the statements did not support claims for defamation and invasion of privacy under Illinois law. The court dismissed those claims with an express written finding...

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