Appellate Court of Illinois· 6/24/2009

Blount v. Stroud

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395 Ill. App. 3d 8

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holding that threats of physical or mortal harm are “more reprehensible than nonviolent conduct”
noting absence of prosecution for eavesdropping in con- eluding fear of crime exemption would likely apply
approving punitive damages in a ratio of 1.8 to 1, as \well within the permissible guideline\
court noted that the combination of compensatory damages and attorney fees reduced the punitive vs. compensatory ratio from 10 to 1 to 2 to 1
“Although at-will employees lack a fixed duration of employment, there are nevertheless contractual aspects to an at-will employment relationship, such as wages, benefits, duties, and working conditions.”
\Illinois courts have ... concluded that the first amendment right to petition and the Noerr-Pennington doctrine do not provide a defendant with additional protection from liability for defamation.\

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