Legal Opinion
Tuite v. Corbitt
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 2006No. 101054 RelPublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kilbride
Justices Fitzgerald, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.
Justice Freeman concurred in part and dissented in part, with opinion.
Chief Justice Thomas and Justice Burke took no part in the decision.
OPINION
Plaintiff, Patrick A. Tuite, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants, Michael Corbitt, Sam Giancana, and HarperCollins Publishers, alleging claims of defamation per se, false light invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress as a result of certain statements contained in defendants’ book, Double Deal. Defendants…
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