MOORE v. PETA

No. 1-09-0768.

932 N.E.2d 448 (2010)

Ami MOORE and Doggie Do Right-911, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, INC., d/b/a PETA, Diane Opresnik, John Keene, and Mary DePaolo, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

June 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DiVincenzo Schoenfield Swartzman, Chicago, Rick Schoenfield, for Appellant.

Best, Vanderlaan, & Harrington, Chicago, James F. Best, Adam F. Haussermann, Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC, Chicago, Mark H. Boyle, Karen Kies DeGrand, for Appellee.


Justice FITZGERALD SMITH delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs Ami Moore and Doggie Do Right-911, Inc. (collectively plaintiffs), alleged in the trial court that defendants People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. (PETA), Diane Opresnik, John Keene, and Mary DePaolo (collectively defendants) defamed plaintiffs and placed them in a false light. The trial court dismissed plaintiffs' first amended complaint with prejudice and denied their motion for...

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