Slovinski v. Elliot

State: Illinois

Docket No: 107146 Rel

Case Date: 04/15/2010

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

JERRY SLOVINSKI, Appellant, v. JAMES ELLIOT et al., Appellees. Opinion filed April 15, 2010.

JUSTICE BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Kilbride dissented, with opinion.

OPINION Following the entry of a default judgment in a defamation lawsuit, a jury awarded the plaintiff, Jerry Slovinski, $81,600 in damages for emotional distress and $2 million in punitive damages. The circuit court of Cook County remitted the punitive damage award to $1 million. On appeal, the appellate court affirmed the default judgment and the award for emotional damage but remitted the punitive damage award further, to $81,600. No. 1

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