Arbitration
Is your non-compete agreement enforceable?
Some employers ask their employees to sign non-compete agreements. But are those agreements enforceable?
Breach of Contract
Breach of Contract
Illinois Successor Liability – A Creditor’s Rights.
Small business owners often struggle to collect their accounts receivable. Sometimes debtors actually dissolve their businesses in order to avoid paying creditors and then re-open later under a new or slightly different name. Frustrated creditors […]
Accidents / Personal Injury
Exhibit Attached to Complaint Sinks Real Estate Case. Plaintiff Loses Property.
Filing a complaint is one of the first steps taken when filing a lawsuit. It is also one of the most important. The dangers of conflicting allegations and exhibits attached to the complaint is evidenced […]
Breach of Contract
Injection Molder Litigation in DuPage County and Chicago.
Our attorneys have successfully represented manufacturers and injection molders in litigation in state and federal court in the Chicago area. Chicago has long been known as the location for several mold manufacturing operations, but with […]
Accidents / Personal Injury
Homeowner’s Consumer Fraud Act Claim Against Insurance Company Allowed to Proceed Despite Insurance Code.
In Burress-Taylor v. American Security Insurance Company, the plaintiff’s home was damaged by fire. She had two insurance policies, both of which covered loss by fire. Unfortunately, the shared liability of the two insurance companies was […]
Breach of Contract
7th Circuit Limits Liability of Architectural and Engineering Firm to $70,000 on $4.2 Million Loss.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in the construction case SAMS Hotel Group, LLC v. Environs, Inc., which involved the design and construction of a hotel in Fort Wayne, Indiana. SAMS contracted […]
Breach of Contract
Illinois Doctor Beats Covenant Not to Compete.
Doctors are often asked to sign restrictive covenants when they begin their employment. Generally speaking, a valid restrictive covenant prohibits the doctor from soliciting or treating certain patients for a certain period of time […]
Breach of Contract
Enforcement of a Mechanic’s Lien in Illinois.
The Illinois Mechanic’s Lien Act allows someone who provides labor or material to the improvement of private property to attach a lien to the property if he or she is not paid for the labor […]
Breach of Contract
Protect Your Trade Secrets.
If your business has a trade secret and does not want anyone else to use it, then you must take steps to ensure it remains a secret, such as using written confidentiality agreements.
Breach of Contract
Be Careful What You Write In Emails.
Be careful what you write in emails – your opponent might read them someday.