Legal Opinion
Solaia Technology, LLC v. Specialty Publishing Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 22, 2006No. 100555PublishedCited by 283 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fitzgerald
Justices McMorrow, Kilbride, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.
Chief Justice Thomas took no part in the decision.
Justice Freeman concurred in part and dissented in part, with opinion.
OPINION
The plaintiffs, Solaia Technology, LLC (Solaia Technology), the law firm of Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro, Ltd. (NSHN), and Raymond Niro, filed a defamation complaint against the defendants, Specialty Publishing Company, Peggy Smedley, John Buell, and John Doe. The circuit court of Cook County dismissed the complaint; the appellate court affirmed in part and reversed in part (357…
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