· 5/27/1970
Leopold v. Levin
Citations
- 259 N.E.2d 250
- 45 Ill. 2d 434
- 1970 Ill. LEXIS 601
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing identity misappropriation as a tort
- recognizing identity misappropriation as a tort
- insufficient evidence of actual malice to overcome summary judgment where fictionalized episodes could be “traced in a substantial way” to a recorded source
- “An interlocutory order may be modified or vacated at any time before final judgment.”
- interlocutory order may be modified at any time before final judgment
- interpreting common law privacy tort to avoid First Amendment infirmity
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Judges: Robert W. Bergstom
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