Legal Opinion
Pearson Ex Rel. Pearson v. Lake Forest Country Day School
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 19, 1994No. 2-93-0478PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Colwell
Plaintiff, Debra Pearson, brought suit in her capacity as parent and next friend of Phoenix, a 13-year-old girl, against American Airlines (American) for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress after American refused to board Phoenix on a flight from Madrid to Dallas at the end of a school-sponsored trip. Plaintiff also sued, individually, American and one of its employees, Steve J. Brno, for defamation, alleging injuries resulting from a letter written by Brno to an employee of the school two months after the incident. Although Lake Forest Country Day School (Lake Forest)…
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