Two-way complaint and a conundrum

The Internet provides unlimited opportunities to defame others anonymously. As a result, modern defamation litigation frequently involves attempts by plaintiffs to unmask anonymous (or pseudonymous) online commentators. As demonstrated by Hadley v. Doe, 2014 IL App (2d) 130489, those attempts can sometimes create difficult appellate jurisdictional questions. Bill Hadley was a …

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