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SLOVINSKI v. ELLIOT

No. 107146.

927 N.E.2d 1221 (2010)

51 Ill.2d 51

Jerry SLOVINSKI, Appellant, v. James ELLIOT et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 15, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Leahy and Michael Alkaraki, of Leahy & Hoste, of Chicago, for appellant.

Jeffrey Patrick Guzak, of Inverness, for appellee James Elliott.

David M. Hundley, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Ill. Trial Lawyers Ass'n.

OPINION

Justice BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Following the entry of a default judgment in a defamation lawsuit, a jury awarded the plaintiff, Jerry Slovinski, $81,600 in damages for emotional distress and $2 million in punitive damages. The circuit court of Cook County remitted the punitive damage award to $1 million. On appeal, the appellate court affirmed the default judgment and the award for emotional damage but remitted the...

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