Legal Opinion
Schaffer v. Zekman
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 30, 1990No. 1-89-0238PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hartman
Dr. Michael Schaffer (Schaffer), plaintiff, brought an action against defendants Pam Zekman (Zekman), Gary Cummings (Cummings), and CBS, Inc. (CBS) (sometimes jointly, defendants), alleging defamation and false-light invasion of privacy. Defendants’ motion to dismiss Schaffer’s second amended complaint (complaint), pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 2—615) (section 2—615), was granted with prejudice by the circuit court, from which Schaffer appeals.
Schaffer is chief toxicologist employed by the Cook County medical examiner.…
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