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PEARSON v. LAKE FOREST COUNTY DAY SCHOOL

No. 2-93-0478.

633 N.E.2d 1315 (1994)

262 Ill. App.3d 228

199 Ill.Dec. 324

Debra PEARSON, Indiv. and as Parent and Next Friend of Phoenix Pearson, a Minor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAKE FOREST COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL et al., Defendants (American Airlines, Inc., and Steve J. Brno, Defendants-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Nunc pro tunc May 19, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Rifkind, Beigel & Sandler, Laurence M. Landsman (argued), Beigel & Sandler, Chicago, for Debra Pearson and Phoenix Pearson (a minor).

Patrick J. Lubenow, Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., Waukegan, for Lake Forest Country Day School, Ann M. Shiras and Larry Ivens.

Amy P. Hartman (argued), Joel H. Kaplan, Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, Chicago, for American Airlines and Steve J. Brno.

Justice COLWELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Debra Pearson, brought suit in her capacity as parent and next friend of Phoenix, a 13-year-old girl, against American Airlines (American) for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress after American refused to board Phoenix on a flight from Madrid to Dallas at the end of a school-sponsored trip. Plaintiff also sued, individually, American and one of its employees, Steve J. Brno, for defamation...

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