ROSE v. HOLLINGER INTERN., INC.

No. 1-06-2885.

889 N.E.2d 644 (2008)

Thomas A. ROSE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL, INC., Chicago Sun-Times, Inc., Jerusalem Post, and Bret Stephens, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

May 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin B. Carroll, Fox, Hefter, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP, Chicago, for Appellant.

Steven L. Hamann, James V. Garvey, and Frederic T. Knape, Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, P.C., Chicago, for Appellees.


Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

In this defamation case we are required to explore the indistinct line between fact and opinion. Where we land determines the outcome of this appeal.

Plaintiff Thomas A. Rose (Rose) appeals the trial court's order dismissing with prejudice his action against the defendants Hollinger International, Inc. (Hollinger), Chicago Sun-Times, Inc. (Sun-Times), Jerusalem Post, and Bret Stephens (Stephens). Count V...

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