The Illinois First District recently discussed the contours of pre-suit discovery requests in cases that implicate fee speech concerns and whether truthful information can ever support an intentional interference with employment claim. After relocating from another state to take a compliance role with a large bank, the plaintiff in Calabro v. Northern Trust …
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Suit to Unmask Nasty Yelp! Reviewer Nixed by IL Court On First Amendment Grounds
With social media use apparently proliferating at breakneck speed, Brompton Building v. Yelp! Inc. (2013 IL App (1st) 120547-U)) is naturally post-worthy for its examination of whether hostile on-line reviews are actionable by the business recipients of the negative reviews. A former tenant, “Diana Z.”, spewed some invective about an apartment management company where she …
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