Pink Fox v. Kwok, 2016 IL App (1st) 150868-U, examines the corporate versus personal liability dichotomy through the lens of a commercial lease dispute. There, a nonshareholder signed a lease for a corporate tenant (a Chinese restaurant) but failed to mention the tenant’s business name next to his signature. This had predictable bad results for …
Category Archives: Civil Procedure
Italian Lawsuit Filed Against Auto Repair Giant Dooms Later Illinois Lawsuit Under ‘Same Parties/Same Cause’ Rule
Where two lawsuits are pending simultaneously and involve the same parties and issues, the later filed case is generally subject to dismissal. Illinois Code Section 2-619(a)(3) allows for dismissal where “there is another action pending between the same parties for the same cause.” Midas Intern. Corp. v. Mesa, S.p.A., 2013 IL App (1st) 122048, while …
Avvo’s ‘Sponsored Listings’ Not Commercial Enough to Escape First Amendment Protection in Lawyer’s Publicity Suit – IL ND
In its decade old existence, Avvo, Inc., an “on line legal services marketplace,” has been no stranger to controversy. Private attorneys and bar associations alike have objected to Avvo’s business model and practices – some filing defamation lawsuits against the company while others have demanded in regulatory venues that Avvo stop its unconsented “scraping” of …