In Capeheart v. Terrell (2013 IL App (1st) 122517), issued September 16, 2013, an Appellate Court of Illinois overturned a state court's previous ruling that NEIU officials were protected by Illinois' anti-SLAPP law against a defamation suit by NEIU professor Loretta Capeheart. The appellate ruling reinstates Capeheart's lawsuit, and means she is no longer liable for NEIU's legal costs.
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Capeheart v. Terrell ruling, Illinois Appellate Court
In Capeheart v. Terrell (2013 IL App (1st) 122517), issued September 16, 2013, an Appellate Court of Illinois overturned a state court's previous ruling that NEIU officials were protected by Illinois' anti-SLAPP law against a defamation suit by NEIU professor Loretta Capeheart. The appellate ruling reinstates Capeheart's lawsuit, and means she is no longer liable for NEIU's legal costs.
In Capeheart v. Terrell (2013 IL App (1st) 122517), issued September 16, 2013, an Appellate Court of Illinois overturned a state court's previous ruling that NEIU officials were protected by Illinois' anti-SLAPP law against a defamation suit by NEIU professor Loretta Capeheart. The appellate ruling reinstates Capeheart's lawsuit, and means she is no longer liable for NEIU's legal costs.