Cortright v. Doyle

Plaintiff Margaret Cortright appeals from the circuit court’s November 21, 2006, order dismissing with prejudice her intentional tort claims (counts I, II, and III) and reaffirming the dismissal of her discrimination claims (counts iy V and VI) under a previous ruling. Cortright v. Doyle, No. L 02886 (Cir. Ct. Cook Co.). On appeal, the plaintiff alleged that: (1) the intentional tort claims were not barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity; (2) the intentional tort claims were not preempted by the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/1— 101 et seq. (West 1998)); (3) the defendants’…