Paul Porvaznik – Business Litigator
Case Notes and Summaries of Recent Cases (State and Federal Courts – Illinois Focus)
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 …
Continue reading “Illinois Defamation Law: The Quick and Dirty”
In Tamburo v. Dworkin, 2013 WL 5408540 (N.D.Ill. 2013), an Internet libel case, the Illinois Northern District examined the nature and reach of the qualified privilege and truth defenses to defamation claims filed by a software company against a defendant that made disparaging comments about the company on web message boards. Facts: Defendant, a professional dog breeder, created a website that …
Continue reading “Defamation Law: The Qualified Privilege Defense (N.D. Ill.)”