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McCARTHY v. OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC.

No. 1-09-2950.

954 N.E.2d 834 (2011)

352 Ill. Dec. 751

Gerald S. McCARTHY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC.; and Tenth District, an Unincorporated Association, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied July 28, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago, IL ( Marcos Reilly , of counsel), for Appellants.

Law Office of James E. Taylor, P.C., Chicago, IL ( James E. Taylor , of counsel), for Appellee.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 After a bench trial, defendants Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and Tenth District were found liable for defamation per se of plaintiff, Gerald McCarthy. Although defendants raised a number of issues on appeal, the dispositive issue is whether plaintiff's amended complaints adding defendants were barred by the statute of limitations. The resolution of this issue depends...

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