VAN HORNE v. MULLER

No. 1-96-0331.

691 N.E.2d 74 (1998)

294 Ill. App.3d 649

229 Ill.Dec. 138

Keith VAN HORNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Matthew "Mancow" MULLER, an individual, Irma Blanco, an individual, Evergreen Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and WRCX Radio, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

January 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deutsch, Levy & Engel, Chartered, Chicago (Paul Levy, Phillip J. Zisook, Brian D. Saucier, of counsel), and McConnell & Mendelson, Chicago (Michael Sweig Mendelson and Sheryl L. Jaffee, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

D'Ancona & Pflaum, Chicago (James K. Meguerian and Steven L. Baron, of counsel), for Defendants-Appellees.


Justice QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves an appeal from the circuit court of Cook County in which Keith Van Horne (Van Horne) alleges that Chicago disc jockey Matthew "Mancow" Muller (Muller) and his on-air associate, Irma Blanco (Blanco), published defamatory remarks about him during their morning broadcast. We also address the scope of liability for an action alleging negligent and/or reckless...

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