Scarpelli v. McDermott Will & Emery LLP

*824 ¶ 1 Following the filing of individual and amended complaints by plaintiffs-appellants Frank J. Scarpelli Jr. and Margaret Scarpelli (plaintiffs or as named), defendant-appellee McDermott Will & Emery LLP (McDermott) filed a motion to dismiss them both pursuant to section 2-615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) ( 735 ILCS 5/2-615 (West 2016) ). The trial court granted defendant's motion with prejudice, based on the attorney litigation privilege. Plaintiffs appeal, contending that the trial court should not have applied the attorney litigation privilege to this cause as it does not cover…