As a worker in Illinois, you probably trust that your employer will pay you the appropriate amount of money in exchange for your work. However, if you’ve recently experienced an issue with employee wages, you […]
Oak Brook attorney Antonio DeBlasio recently obtained a confidential settlement on behalf of his client against a former employer that failed to pay him over $18,000 in commissions that he had earned as a major […]
(Chicago – 2/10/2022) It took less than 2 hours for a Cook County jury to return a unanimous verdict today in favor of our client in a rare probate case involving ownership of real estate, […]
Yes, jury trials are happening in Cook County at the Daley Center, despite the ongoing COVID -19 pandemic, which is now headed into its second full year. Last week, a Cook County jury returned a […]
Illinois courts historically have been less than friendly to restrictive covenants, and non-compete agreements in particular. On August 13, 2021, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Public Act 102-0358, an amendment to Illinois’ “Freedom to […]
Starting January 1, 2022, employers in Chicago and throughout Illinois will have to deal with significant new hurdles to make sure employment agreements with covenants not to compete or non-solicitation terms are valid and enforceable. […]
The singer-songwriter commonly known as “Prince” died in 2016 without an estate plan. He had no Will and no Trust. Calamity ensued. At least 40 people claimed to be his heir and demanded a portion […]
Arbitration is like going to court, except that it is less formal, private and does not usually involve a judge and jury. Instead, the case is decided by a neutral third party arbitrator or a […]
Contractors that inflate amounts due and record mechanic’s liens against real estate run the risk of having the lien wiped out due to fraud. In a recent Illinois case, the Court did exactly that. In […]
A recent ruling by the Illinois Appellate Court emphasizes the importance of sending proper notice of default to a borrower under a mortgage loan promissory note. In the case of Associates Asset Management, LLC v. […]
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