Doctor Sues Attorney Over Comments in Letter

A doctor referred to in an attorney’s letter as the “most widely purchased respondent hand surgery opinion in the history of Illinois” has sued the attorney in Cook County circuit court over the comments.Dr. Michael Vender, who practices in Arlington Heights, contends statements in a March 25, 2008, letter from attorney Casey Woodruff of Woodruff and Johnson Law Offices of Aurora, to Edward Minnich of Edward Minnich and Associates of Oak Forest, a rehabilitation counseling service, were “false and defamatory,” “unprivileged and published to third parties&rdq...