×
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Judge tosses suit alleging false accusations harmed lawyer's business - Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

An estate-planning attorney does not have a tort case against the people she maintains falsely accused her of taking advantage of a former client who offered to invest in a business she had started, a federal judge held.In a written opinion Monday, U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood of the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a lawsuit alleging three individuals damaged Kimberly Jean Brown’s reputation and caused her to lose clients because of their purported lies.



Read Full Story: https://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/tortious-interference-business-defamation-...