Random Florida-to-Illinois Texts, Emails and Phone Calls Not Enough to Subject Fla. LLC to IL Jurisdiction

In McGlasson v. BYB Extreme Fighting Series, LLC, 2017 WL 2193235 (C.D.Ill. 2017), the plaintiff sued a Florida LLC and two Florida residents for pilfering the plaintiff’s idea to host MMA fights on cruise ships off the coast of Florida. Plaintiff claimed that after he sent a rough video of the concept to them, the …

Corporate Officer Can Owe Fiduciary Duty to Company Creditors – IL Court in ‘Deep Cut’* Case

Five years in, Workforce Solutions v. Urban Services of America, Inc., 2012 IL App (1st) 111410 is still a go-to authority for its penetrating analysis of the scope of post-judgment proceedings, the nature of fraudulent transfer claims and the legal relationship between corporate officers and creditors. Here are some key questions and answers from the …

FDCPA Doesn’t Apply To Defaulted Debt Buyer- SCOTUS

With its rhythmic, alliterative opening line (“disruptive dinnertime calls, downright deceipt…”), Judge Gorsuch’s debut Supreme Court opinion in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc., 582 U.S. ___ (2017), tackles the decidedly unsexy Fair Debt Collection Act (FDCPA or the Act) – scourge of the creditor and cash cow to enterprising plaintiffs who love the strict …