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 …
Category Archives: Civil Procedure
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 …
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