(Photo credit: Google images (visited 10.29.14); Associated Press) The First District recently weighed in on the nature and scope of defamation law and the false light and intrusion on seclusion civil claims in a case involving a well-known Chicago newscaster. In Jacobson v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc., 2014 IL App (1st) 132480, the plaintiff – a former NBC …
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Illinois Defamation Law: The Quick and Dirty
Defamation is a false, factual statement published to a third party reader or listener. Illinois recognizes two types of defamation – libel (written) and slander (oral) and the same rules apply to both. A defamation plaintiff must present sufficient facts establishing (1) a false statement about the plaintiff, (2) that’s not privileged, (3) to a …
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Record Company’s Injunction Attempt Against Rock Band Fails
Victory Records’ attempt to prevent the rock band A Day to Remember (ADTR) from releasing an album in the Fall of 2013 failed because it couldn’t establish the elements for injunctive relief under Illinois law. In Woodard v. Victory Records, 2013 WL 5517926 (N.D.Ill. 2013), the defendant record company (“Victory” or the “Record Company”) sued to prevent the Florida …
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