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12 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 1990–2024 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Benton v. Little League Baseball, Inc.green2 sentences2024See Benton, 2020 IL App (1st) 190549, ¶ 83 ; Chang Hyun Moon v. Kang Jun Liu, 2015 IL App (1st) 143606, ¶ 17 ; Schaffer v. Zekman, 196 Ill. 2023See Benton v. Little League Baseball, Incorporated, 2020 IL App (1st) 190549 , ¶ 89; Kapotas, 2015 IL App (1st) 140534, ¶ 78 ; Harte v. Chicago Council of Lawyers, 220 Ill. | 2 | 2 |
Bryson v. News America Publications, Inc.green2 sentences2007Bryson v. News America Publications, Inc., 174 Ill. 2d 77, 106 , 672 N.E.2d 1207, 1223 (1996) (finding that the false-light claim related back to the timely filed defamation claim based on the same transaction or occurrence). 2007Bryson v. News America Publications, Inc., 174 Ill. 2d 77, 106 , 672 N.E.2d 1207, 1223 (1996) (finding that the false-light claim related back to the timely filed defamation claim based on the same transaction or occurrence). | 2 | 2 |
Schaffer v. Zekmangreen2 sentences2024Id. at 733-34 . ¶ 48 The court began the discussion by presenting the elements of a false-light claim as stated in Lovgren. 2024It noted that a false-light claim, “although closely related to defamation, protects one’s interest in being let alone from offensive publicity.” Id. | 1 | 2 |
Harte v. Chicago Council of Lawyersgreen1 sentence2023See Benton v. Little League Baseball, Incorporated, 2020 IL App (1st) 190549 , ¶ 89; Kapotas, 2015 IL App (1st) 140534, ¶ 78 ; Harte v. Chicago Council of Lawyers, 220 Ill. | 1 | 1 |
Weinstein v. Bullickgreen2 sentences1996Weinstein v. Bullick, 827 F. Supp. 1193, 1202 (E.D. 1996Weinstein v. Bullick, 827 F.Supp. 1193, 1202 (E.D.Pa.1993); Schaffer, 196 Ill.App.3d at 734 , 143 Ill.Dec. 916 , 554 N.E.2d 988 . | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Kurczaba v. Pollock
green
2 sentences2002Kurczaba v. Pollock, 318 Ill. 2002Kurczaba v. Pollock , 318 Ill. | 4 | 2001–2002 |
Lovgren v. Citizens First National Bank
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2 sentences2024Lovgren, 126 Ill. 2d at 418 . 2001Lovgren v. Citizens First National Bank of Princeton , 126 Ill. 2d 411 , 534 N.E.2d 987 (1989). | 3 | 2001–2024 |
Sarmont v. DeWitt
green
2 sentences2024Plaintiff contends the court erred in determining that (1) “forensic 2024 IL App (2d) 230239 investigator[ ]” fees, which plaintiff allegedly incurred “to defend himself,” are not special damages for purposes of his defamation claim and (2) plaintiff must plead special damages to state a false-light claim. 2024Defendants argued that the requirement to plead special damages in a defamation 2 The court noted that, if it were to consider the issue of “actual malice” under section 2- 619, the court could “look at [DeWitt’s] affidavit, but it’s sort of premature because it’s contradicting the allegations that [DeWitt] did it in such a way that was to let everybody know in the church that he was attributed to this e-mail.” -7- 2024 IL App (2d) 230239 per quod action applies equally to a false-light claim that is based on a defamatory per quod statement. | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Moon v. Liu
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1 sentence2024See Benton, 2020 IL App (1st) 190549, ¶ 83 ; Chang Hyun Moon v. Kang Jun Liu, 2015 IL App (1st) 143606, ¶ 17 ; Schaffer v. Zekman, 196 Ill. | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Kapotas v. Better Government Association
green
1 sentence2023See Benton v. Little League Baseball, Incorporated, 2020 IL App (1st) 190549 , ¶ 89; Kapotas, 2015 IL App (1st) 140534, ¶ 78 ; Harte v. Chicago Council of Lawyers, 220 Ill. | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Fellows v. National Enquirer, Inc.
green
2 sentences1990Pa. 1980), 500 F Supp. 1081, 1088 ; Restatement (Second) of Torts §652E, comment e, at 399.) In Fellows v. National Enquirer, Inc. (1986), 42 Cal. 3d 234, 251 , 721 P.2d 97, 108 , 228 Cal. Rptr. 215, 227 , the supreme court of California held that, whenever a claim for false-light invasion of privacy was based on language that was defamatory only by reference to extrinsic facts, pleading and proof of special damages were required. 3 In considering the applicability of the special damages requirement to a false-light claim, the Fellows court acknowledged the evolution of restrictions and limita 1990Pa. 1980), 500 F Supp. 1081, 1088 ; Restatement (Second) of Torts §652E, comment e, at 399.) In Fellows v. National Enquirer, Inc. (1986), 42 Cal. 3d 234, 251 , 721 P.2d 97, 108 , 228 Cal. Rptr. 215, 227 , the supreme court of California held that, whenever a claim for false-light invasion of privacy was based on language that was defamatory only by reference to extrinsic facts, pleading and proof of special damages were required. 3 In considering the applicability of the special damages requirement to a false-light claim, the Fellows court acknowledged the evolution of restrictions and limita | 1 | 1990–1990 |
Fogel v. Forbes, Inc.
green
1 sentence1990Pa. 1980), 500 F Supp. 1081, 1088 ; Restatement (Second) of Torts §652E, comment e, at 399.) In Fellows v. National Enquirer, Inc. (1986), 42 Cal. 3d 234, 251 , 721 P.2d 97, 108 , 228 Cal. Rptr. 215, 227 , the supreme court of California held that, whenever a claim for false-light invasion of privacy was based on language that was defamatory only by reference to extrinsic facts, pleading and proof of special damages were required. 3 In considering the applicability of the special damages requirement to a false-light claim, the Fellows court acknowledged the evolution of restrictions and limita | 1 | 1990–1990 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.