The Illinois General Assembly is considering a bill by 6th District Representative Esther Golar that would declare consumer adhesion contracts void as a matter of public policy.
There have always been victims and villains in the real estate industry over the years, but the financial crisis that ripped across the United States over the past several years has added to the problem. One Illinois law, […]
The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt by a husband and wife to claim a $76,000 “charitable” tax deduction on their income tax return for donating their home to a local […]
The Illinois Supreme Court recently clarified the law applicable to covenants not to compete in Illinois in the case of Reliable Fire Equipment Company v. Arredondo. In Reliable, the Illinois Supreme Court clarified that to […]
On January 25, 2012, the lawyers at DeBlasio Law Group, LLC obtained the dismissal, with prejudice, of three lawsuits filed against its client by a bankruptcy trustee in federal courts in Miami and Chicago. The trustee’s claims, which were […]
On January 3, 2012, DeBlasio Law Group, LLC finalized another confidential settlement agreement on behalf of an Illinois client alleged to have illegally downloaded a video through the Internet in violation of the federal copyright laws. The […]
On December 21, 2011, Hard Drive Productions, Inc., a film production company, filed another lawsuit in federal court in Chicago against 48 John Doe defendants alleging the defendants violated the federal Copyright Act and engaged in a civil conspiracy by […]
On December 21, 2011, Pacific Century International Ltd., a film production company, filed another lawsuit in federal court in Chicago against 31 John Doe defendants alleging the defendants violated the federal Copyright Act and engaged in a civil conspiracy by […]
We’ve all heard this story before – a health insurance company or HMO refuses to pay for medical treatment of a “pre-existing condition.” As of August 26, 2011, the newly reformed Illinois Health Carrier External […]
On November 28, 2011, DeBlasio Law Group, LLC finalized a confidential settlement on behalf of an Illinois client alleged to have illegally downloaded an adult film through the Internet in violation of the federal copyright laws. The […]
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