Joseph v. Collis

Plaintiffs, Joseph Joseph, Guy Spinelli, and Mark Entwistle, appeal from: (1) the trial court’s order dismissing the plaintiffs’ amended complaint for libel against defendants Janice Vanek, Donald Olson, Colleen Horek, and Carol Josefowicz; and (2) the trial court’s order dismissing the plaintiffs’ second amended complaint for libel against defendant James Zakos. These appeals, designated as case No. 2 — 94—0327 and case No. 2 — 94—0213, respectively, have been consolidated. We affirm both orders of the trial court.

The record reveals the relevant facts to be as follows. In an attempt to get a…