Paul Porvaznik – Business Litigator
Case Notes and Summaries of Recent Cases (State and Federal Courts – Illinois Focus)
Illinois has a 2 year statute of limitations (SOL) for contribution claims. Contribution applies where two or more defendants have common liability to an injured plaintiff. 740 ILCS 100/1 (Illinois’s contribution statute). The idea is that each defendant responsible for injuring a plaintiff should pay his share of liability to the plaintiff. Section 13-204(b) of the …
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In Asset Recovery vs. Walsh Construction, 2012 IL App (1st) 101226, the First District affirmed a bench trial judgment for a general contractor sued by a demolition subcontractor for breach of contract and quantum meruit. The lawsuit stemmed from numerous delays over the course of a multi-million dollar demolition subcontract in connection with the redevelopment of the Palmolive Building, a high profile …
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In re Marriage of Perry, 2012 IL App. (1st) 113054 examines the foundation requirements to admit Internet photos into evidence at trial. The respondent husband downloaded what he claimed were photos of his wife from an Internet escort site and tried to use the provocative pictures against her in a custody fight. In finding that the husband laid …
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