CIOLINO v. SIMON

No. 1-19-0181.

170 N.E.3d 992 (2020)

2020 IL App (1st) 190181

Paul J. CIOLINO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alstory SIMON, James DeLorto, Terry A. Ekl, James G. Sotos, Martin Preib William B. Crawford, Anita Alvarez, Andrew Hale, and Whole Truth Films, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, FIRST DIVISION.

March 16, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Bonjean , of Bonjean Law Group, PLLC, of Brooklyn, New York, for appellant.

Phillip J. Zisook , of Schoenberg, Finkel, Newman & Rosenberg, LLC, of Chicago, for appellee Alstory Simon.

Steven B. Borkan , Timothy P. Scahill , Graham P. Miller , and Krista E. Stalf , of Borkan & Scahill, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellee James DeLorto.

Jeremy N. Boeder and Harlene Gluck Matyas , of Tribler, Orpett & Meyer P.C., of Chicago, for appellee Terry A. Ekl.

Michael L. Resis and Ryan B. Jacobson , of SmithAmundsen, LLC, of Chicago, for appellee James G. Sotos.

James E. Thompson , Robert R. Arroyo , and Timothy M. Grace , of Gottreich Grace & Thompson, of Chicago, for appellee Martin Preib.

Perry W. Hoag and Mel Zhang , of Cameli & Hoag, P.C., of Chicago, for appellee William B. Crawford.

Eileen E. Rosen and Andrew J. Grill , of Rock, Fusco & Connelly, LLC, of Chicago, for appellee Anita Alvarez.

Steven P. Mandell , Keith E. Allen , and Brian D. Saucier , of Mandell Menkes LLC, of Chicago, for other appellees.


OPINION

¶ 1 This case stems from one of the most famous murder cases in the recent history of our state. The background of the case is gripping. It is no real surprise then that the events surrounding the case have spurred a movie, a book, and other media...

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