Tom Olesker's Exciting World of Fashion, Inc. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.

The plaintiff, Tom Olesker’s Exciting World of Fashion, Inc., a clothing retailer, on March 3, 1970, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County against the defendant, Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., a national credit reporting agency. The complaint charged that the defendant on January 22, 1969, published a business information sheet, or credit report, which falsely reported the financial state of the plaintiff’s business, causing injury to its general and business reputation. The first count of the complaint alleged a malicious publication of the allegedly libelous report, and count II…