On May 15, 2026, TDR secured a complete victory in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals for our clients in D’Ambrosio v. Meta Platforms, Inc., et al., Case No. 25-2231.
The plaintiff sued TDR’s clients alleging a litany of claims including defamation, civil conspiracy, violations of the Illinois Right of Publicity Act, and violations of Illinois’ new Anti-Doxing Act. The claims stemmed from posts about the plaintiff on a popular Facebook group. The high-profile litigation originated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, where TDR secured a full dismissal with prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The plaintiff appealed.
On appeal, the Seventh Circuit firmly rejected the plaintiff’s arguments and affirmed dismissal of the plaintiff’s claims with prejudice. In a thorough and well-reasoned opinion, the court held that, as a matter of law, our clients could not be held liable for any of the claims the plaintiff asserted. The court agreed with our client that none of the complained-of statements were defamatory, that our client did not publish the plaintiff’s likeness for any commercial purpose, and that our clients did not have the requisite state of mind under the Anti-Doxing Act. The court’s opinion was one of the first in any jurisdiction to discuss the Anti-Doxing Act.
TDR attorneys Amanda Catalano and Megan Ryan obtained this important result on behalf of our clients.