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Workplace Defamation Verdict for IL Employee
Unjustified “For Cause” Termination Leads to Significant Jury Award in Workplace Defamation Claim
The Appellate Court for the First District of Illinois recently upheld a jury verdict awarding the plaintiff $2 million dollars in compensatory damages and $6 million dollars in punitive damages for a workplace defamation claim. Leyshon v. Diehl Controls North America, Inc., 2010 WL 5480668 (Ill. App. 1st …
