Legal Opinion
Salamone v. Hollinger International, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 30, 2004No. 1-02-2492 RelPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cahill
The dispute in this case arose from a news article published in the Chicago Sun-Times on March 7, 2001, headlined Mob links hurt Rosemont casino bid. Plaintiff Joseph Salamone, who was referred to in the article as a “reputed organized crime figure,” filed a defamation and false light invasion of privacy action against Chris Fusco, Chicago Sun-Times, Inc., and Hollinger International, Inc. The trial court dismissed the action under section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 2000)). We affirm.
Here, in full, is the article on which the complaint is based:
“Mob…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Schaffer v. ZekmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
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