TUITE v. CORBITT

No. 101054.

866 N.E.2d 114 (2006)

224 Ill.2d 490

Patrick A. TUITE, Appellant, v. Michael CORBITT et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Levy, Phillip J. Zisook and Brian D. Saucier, of Deutsch, Levy & Engel, Chrtd., Chicago (John Hourihane, of counsel), for appellant.

David P. Sanders, of Jenner & Block. L.L.P., Chicago, Slade R. Metcalf, Jeffrey O. Grossman and Gail C. Gove, of Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., New York, New York, for appellees.

David W. Andich, of Andich & Andich, Rock Island, for amicus curiae Chicago Reader, Inc.

Damon E. Dunn, of Funkhouser Vegosen Liebman & Dunn, Ltd., Chicago, for amicus curiae Chicago Sun Times, Inc.

James A. Klenk, Samuel Fifer, Gregory R. Naron and Natalie Spears, of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, L.L.P., Chicago, for amici curiae Chicago Tribune Co. et al.

Ronald Craven, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois Broadcasters Association.

Michael J. Polelle, Chicago, for amicus curiae AIDA, Inc.


Justice KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

Plaintiff, Patrick A. Tuite, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants, Michael Corbitt, Sam Giancana, and HarperCollins Publishers, alleging claims of defamation per se, false light invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress as a result of certain statements contained in defendants' book, Double Deal. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss...

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