Piersall v. Sportsvision of Chicago

Plaintiff, James Piersall (Piersall), appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting summary judgment in favor of defendants Jerry Reinsdorf (Reinsdorf) and Edward Einhorn (Einhorn) as to counts I, II, and IV of his amended complaint. Counts I and II alleged that Reinsdorf and Einhorn tortiously interfered with Piersall’s business relationship and contract with WMAQ radio, and count IV alleged that Reinsdorf libeled Piersall by calling him a liar. On appeal, plaintiff contends that: (1) he sufficiently alleged a cause of action against Reinsdorf for defamation in count IV…