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GIBSON v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC.

No. 5-96-0521.

685 N.E.2d 638 (1997)

292 Ill. App.3d 267

226 Ill.Dec. 383

Randy GIBSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC., a corporation, Edward Giancola, Charles J. Robinson, and Beverly Brock, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied October 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Walsh, Michael P. Burke, Dan M. Lesicko, Bryan Cave, L.L.P., St. Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellants.

Bob L. Perica, Hoefert and Perica, Alton, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Justice HOPKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, Philip Morris, Inc. (Philip Morris), Edward Giancola, Beverly Brock, and Charles J. Robinson (collectively defendants), appeal the trial court's judgment and award of both compensatory and punitive damages in favor of plaintiff, Randy Gibson, on his complaint for defamation. Defendants contend that, in this bench trial, plaintiff failed to prove the elements...

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