Cityzenith Holdings, Inc. v. Liddell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CITYZENITH HOLDINGS, INC., and ) MICHAEL JANSEN, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) No. 22 C 5101 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis SHANE LIDDELL, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiffs Cityzenith Holdings, Inc. (“Cityzenith”) and Michael Jansen, Cityzenith’s CEO, filed this suit against Defendant Shane Liddell for defamation per se and false light invasion of privacy. Plaintiffs aver that Liddell undertook an “internet smear campaign designed to destroy the good names and reputations of Cityzenith and its CEO Jansen” by posting…