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ILLINOIS OFFICIAL REPORTS
Appellate Court

Harrison v. Addington, 2011 IL App (3d) 100810

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ANDRE HARRISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICHAEL ADDINGTON, JAMES OLSON, ROY DeVAULT, SHERRI MARTIN, JEFF CHISHOLM, STEVE BROCKWAY, MARK DIGNEY and METROE HORNBUCKLE, Defendants-Appellees, (Shawn Maddox, Defendant).

District & No.

Third District Docket No. 3-10-0810 September 6, 2011 In an action against several of plaintiff's supervisors and fellow employees alleging defamation and intentional interference with plaintiff's employment based on statements that plaintiff sexually assaulted a subordinate and that there was a warrant for his arrest, the entry of summary judgment for defendants was affirmed where the record established that plaintiff did have relationships with subordinates and others, and those relationships created a risk for workplace violence and a risk of financial liability for the employer.

Filed Held
(Note: This syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.)

Decision Under Review

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island County, No. 09-L-136; the Hon. James J. Mesich, Judge, presiding.

Judgment

Affirmed.

Counsel on Appeal

Stephen T. Fieweger (argued), of Katz, Huntoon & Fieweger, P.C., of Moline, and Cameron Davidson, of Lane & Waterman, LLC, of Davenport, Iowa, for appellant. Nina G. Stillman (aruged), and Christopher J. Boran, both of Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius, LLP, of Chicago, for appellees.

Panel

JUSTICE SCHMIDT delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Carter and Justice O'Brien concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

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