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SOLAIA TECHNOLOGY v. SPECIALTY PUB. CO.

No. 100555.

852 N.E.2d 825 (2006)

221 Ill.2d 558

SOLAIA TECHNOLOGY, LLC, et al., Appellees, v. SPECIALTY PUBLISHING COMPANY et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

June 22, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick J. Sperling, Sondar A. Hemeryck, of Schiff Hardin, L.L.P., Chicago, for appellants.

Paul K. Vickrey, Patrick F. Solon, Eric Mersmann, of Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro, Chicago, for appellees.

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

James A. Klenk, Samuel Fifer, Gregory R. Naron, Natalie Spears, of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, for amici curiae Chicago Tribune Company and The Copley Press, Inc.

Donald M. Craven, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois Press Association.

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

The plaintiffs, Solaia Technology, LLC (Solaia Technology), the law firm of Niro, Scavone, Haller, & Niro, Ltd. (NSHN), and Raymond Niro, filed a defamation complaint against the defendants, Specialty Publishing Company, Peggy Smedley, John Buell, and John Doe. The circuit court of Cook County dismissed the complaint; the appellate court affirmed...

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