HPI Health Care Services, Inc. v. Mt. Vernon Hospital, Inc.
131 Ill. 2d 145 (Ill. 1989) Cited 877 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that defendant's promises of future payment to secure pharmaceutical goods and services alleged a scheme
Fellhauer v. City of Geneva
142 Ill. 2d 495 (Ill. 1991) Cited 349 timesHolding that public employee discharged by official in charge of hiring and firing did not state a claim for tortious interference with economic advantage
Ali v. Shaw
481 F.3d 942 (7th Cir. 2007) Cited 59 timesHolding "in the corporate world, officers enjoy immunity from these types of claims provided that they work the action in pursuit of the legitimate interests of the company."
George A. Fuller v. Chicago Col. of Ost. Med
719 F.2d 1326 (7th Cir. 1983) Cited 112 timesAffirming dismissal of complaint for failure to state a cause of action for tortious interference with contract because no resulting breach was alleged
Popko v. Continental Casualty Co.
355 Ill. App. 3d 257 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005) Cited 57 timesFinding evidence of an employee's status as an "at-will" employee was not relevant to whether he had been terminated as a result of defamatory remarks
Swager v. Couri
77 Ill. 2d 173 (Ill. 1979) Cited 103 timesRecognizing privilege for corporate officers, directors, and shareholders to influence the actions of their corporation
Cromley v. Bd. of Educ. of Lockport
699 F. Supp. 1283 (N.D. Ill. 1988) Cited 54 timesHolding that intraconspiracy doctrine applied to plaintiff's claims against school board, teacher, school principal, and district superintendent
Quist v. Board of Trustees
258 Ill. App. 3d 814 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994) Cited 34 timesRejecting tortious interference with prospective contractual relationship claim where plaintiff charged that president of defendant college “made a statement allegedly threatening to her future employability,” as the president was an agent of her employer and thus she was claiming interference by the defendant and not by a third party
Naeemullah v. Citicorp Services, Inc.
78 F. Supp. 2d 783 (N.D. Ill. 1999) Cited 17 timesHolding that the defendant's statements that the plaintiff had "poor interpersonal skills and run-of-the-mill professional abilities" were "nonactionable statements of subjective opinion"
Diamond v. Chulay
811 F. Supp. 1321 (N.D. Ill. 1993) Cited 12 timesTreating at-will employment contract as prospective economic advantage for purpose of interference tort
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 344,855 times 920 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 155,692 times 193 Legal AnalysesHolding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."