DUNCAN v. PETERSON

No. 2-09-1078.

947 N.E.2d 305 (2010)

Richard A. DUNCAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bervin PETERSON and The Moody Church, Defendants (Hope Church, Plaintiff; Erwin Lutzer, Defendant-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Rehearing Denied May 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Ford , Brenner, Ford, Monroe & Scott, Ltd., Chicago, J. Shelby Sharpe , Law Offices of J. Shelby Sharpe, Fort Worth, TX, for Erwin Lutzer.

John W. Quinn , Churchill, Quinn, Richtman & Hamilton, Ltd., Grayslake, for Richard Duncan.

David W. Schopp , Law Office of David W. Schopp, Aurora, for Amicus Curiae American Center for Law & Justice.

Andy R. Norman , Mauck & Baker, LLC, Chicago, J. Michael Johnson , Alliance Defense Fund, Shreveport, LA, Kelly J. Shackelford , Jeffrey C. Mateer , Hiram S. Sasser III , Roger L. Byron , Erin Leu, Liberty Institute, Plano, TX, for Amicus Curiae Alliance Defense Fund and Liberty Institute


Justice HUTCHINSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Erwin Lutzer, appeals the trial court's judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Richard Duncan, on plaintiff's complaint alleging claims of false light invasion of privacy and conspiracy. Defendant contends that the trial court erred when it failed to grant his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. In the alternative, defendant contends that the trial court erred when it...

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