An auto body shop plaintiff sued an insurance company for tortious interference and consumer fraud. The plaintiff in Knebel Autobody Center, Inc. v. Country Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 IL App (4th) 160379-U, claimed the defendant insurer intentionally prepared low-ball estimates to drive its policy holders and plaintiff’s potential customers to lower cost (“cut-rate”) competing body …
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Medical Device Maker Can Recover Lost Profits Against Double-Dipping Salesman – IL Fed. Court
A Federal court examines the pleading and proof elements of several business torts in a medical device company’s lawsuit against its former salesman and a rival firm. The plaintiff sued when it learned its former employee was selling on the side for a competitor. Granting summary judgment for most of the plaintiff’s claims, the Court …
Federal Court Gives Illinois Primer on Personal Property Torts
The plaintiff in Peco Pallet, Inc. v. Northwest Pallet Supply Co., 2016 WL 5405107 sued a recycling company under various theories after their once harmonious business relationship imploded. The plaintiff, a wooden pallet manufacturer, instituted a program where it offered to pay pallet recyclers like defendant a specific amount per returned pallet. When the plaintiff announced …
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