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FEMAL v. SQUARE D CO.

No. 1-07-1990.

903 N.E.2d 32 (2009)

Michael J. FEMAL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SQUARE D COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation; Schneider Automation, Inc.; Howard E. Japlon, Individually, Defendants (James O'Shaughnessy, Individually, Defendant-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

January 29, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foley & Lardner, LLP, Chicago, IL (Richard S. Florsheim, of counsel, Milwaukee, WI), (Michael M. Conway, Amy P. Purcell, of counsel, Chicago, IL), for Appellant.

Arnold & Kadjan, Chicago, IL (L. Steven Platt, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice STEELE delivered the opinion of the court:

Michael Femal sued James O'Shaughnessy, a Wisconsin lawyer, for defamation. Femal alleged that the defamation occurred during a meeting in Illinois O'Shaughnessy attended as a representative of his employer. O'Shaughnessy invoked the fiduciary shield doctrine as grounds for his motion to dismiss the claims against him for lack of personal jurisdiction. The trial court denied the motion without conducting an evidentiary...

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