Appellate Court of Illinois· 6/28/1993

Kumaran v. Brotman

Citations

617 N.E.2d 191
247 Ill. App. 3d 216
186 Ill. Dec. 952

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holding that a newspaper article suggesting the plaintiff was “working a scam” by filing “frequent, unwarranted lawsuits to procure pecuniary settlements” was not an opinion and thus actionable
holding that a newspaper article accusing a school-teacher of filing “scam” lawsuits was defamatory per se because part of a teacher’s job is to set a good example and serve as a role model for students
holding that a newspaper article suggesting the plaintiff was Aworking a scam@ by filing Afrequent, unwarranted lawsuits to procure pecuniary settlements@ was not an opinion and thus actionable
holding that a newspaper article accusing a school-teacher of filing “scam” lawsuits was defamatory per se because, as a role model for students, the teacher’s job duties included personal integrity
holding that a newspaper article accusing a teacher of filing \scam\ lawsuits was defamatory per se because part of a teacher's job is to set a good example and serve as a role model for her students
holding that a newspaper article accusing a teacher of filing “scam” lawsuits was defamatory per se because part of a teacher’s job is to set a good example and serve as a role model for her students

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Judges: Buckley

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