Paul Porvaznik – Business Litigator
Case Notes and Summaries of Recent Cases (State and Federal Courts – Illinois Focus)
Stericycle, Inc. v. Carney, 2013 WL 3671288 (N.D.Ill. 2013) is post-worthy for its useful gloss on the enforceability of restrictive covenants, Federal pleading requirements and a purchasing corporation’s standing to assert the restrictive covenant rights of its predecessor. Facts: In 2007 and 2008, defendant signed employment agreements (the “SEI Agreements”) with SEI, his former employer. …
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In Chamanara v. Djahanguiri, 2013 IL App (1st) 122885-U, the First District discussed the contours of the fraud in the execution defense in a specific performance suit to enforce a stock purchase agreement. Facts: The case involves two adjacent Chicago commercial properties located at 1206 N. State (“1206 Space”) and 1212 N. State St. (“1212 Space”). …
Earlier this month, in Tradesman International, Inc. v. Black, et al., 2013 WL 3949020 (7th Cir. 2013), the Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment against a plaintiff construction staffing firm that sued four former employees for violating restrictive covenants they signed while employed by plaintiff. The Plaintiff sought to enforce 18-month long and (effectively) nation-wide restrictive covenants (“non-competes”) that prevented defendants …