Mittelman v. Witous

Plaintiff, Robert Mittelman, appeals the circuit court of Cook County’s denial of his motion to vacate the dismissal of his first-amended complaint for slander per se, and intentional and willful interference with his “prospective business relationship and contractual expectancy” with the law firm of Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffrey, and Witous, P.C. (Clausen Miller), and for leave to file a second-amended complaint against defendants, John J. Witous and James T. Ferrini.

The following facts are taken from plaintiff’s first-amended complaint, the well-pleaded allegations of which were taken as…