Scheidler v. Trombley Lawsuit Appeals to the Illinois Supreme Court
In the summer of 2007, Eric Scheidler and the Pro-Life Action League sued Planned Parenthood for libel.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois CEO Steve Trombley claimed that the Pro-Life Action League and its activists, who were resisting the building of the infamous "Abortion Fortress" in Aurora Illinois, had a documented history of violence -- a claim that is simply untrue.
But the suit was turned on its head when Planned Parenthood counter-sued under the Illinois Citizen Participation Act, a new, untested law intended to protect the little guy from big business. Ironically, it is now being used to protect the $1 billion dollar a year corporation, Planned Parenthood, from the small, grassroots non-profit, the Pro-Life Action League.
Worse yet, in all this time, the libel claims have yet to be heard on their merits AND Eric and the Pro-Life Action League could be on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars in Planned Parenthood's attorneys' fees.
But there is new hope now as TMS attorneys have appealed the case to the Illinois Supreme Court, the highest court in the State. Now the case has a chance to be heard on its merits so the truth can come out.
Click here to read the whole saga of this important case
Click here to read the Petition for Leave to Appeal [PDF] to the Illinois Supreme Court
Source: Thomas More Society
Publish Date: April 26, 2010
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