CORDTS v. CHICAGO TRIBUNE CO.

No. 1-06-1158.

860 N.E.2d 444 (2006)

307 Ill.Dec. 790

Michael CORDTS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRIBUNE COMPANY and Medeval Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

December 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Winters, Jr. and Ruth M. Degnan, Winters, Enright, Salzetta & O'Brien, L.L.C., Chicago, for Appellant.

John W. Powers and Karen M. Osgood, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, and J. Laurence Kienlen, Kienlen & Pietsch, Wheaton, for Appellee.


Justice JOSEPH GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Michael Cordts, brought claims entitled "invasion of privacy" and "defamation" against his employer, Chicago Tribune Company (Chicago Tribune), and Medeval Corporation (Medeval), a company hired by Chicago Tribune to evaluate the disability claims of Chicago Tribune employees. Cordts alleged that an employee of Medeval wrongfully disclosed to his ex-wife

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