Part II – 5.5.14 12:14 p.m. In Vincent v. Chuhak & Tecson 2014 WL 1612697 (N.D.Ill. 2014) the Court denied the Firm’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ FDCPA claims because it was at least plausible that the Firm’s demand letter was confusing and contradictory to the “unsophisticated consumer.” All that’s required for a plaintiff to survive a Rule 12(b)(6) …
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Condo Association Sues Developer Based on False Statements In Sales Brochure and For Anemic Repair Reserves
In Henderson Square Condominium Association v. LAB Townhomes, LLC, 2014 IL App (1st) 130764, a condominium association sued the developer and contractor after unit owners discovered wide-ranging property defects in their units. (For Chicago readers: the project is near that nightmarish, multi-cornered Belmont-Lincoln-Ashland intersection on the North side). The property’s construction was completed in 1996, the unit …
Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress: The Physical Injury Requirement
“Maggie”, “Mr. Kitty” and “Carmel Cream.” Are they the stage names of the um, “dancers”, at your local gentleman’s club, peut-etre? Not sure. But they are the names of the plaintiff’s cats who figure prominently in Myers v. Condominiums of Edelweiss, Inc., 2013 WL 4597973 (N.D.Ill. August 29, 2013). Myers examines what happens when a condominium association’s …
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