In Rohr Burg Motors, Inc. v. Kulbarsh, 2014 IL App (1st) 131664, the First District expands on the rule requiring a corporation to be represented by counsel in litigation. The plaintiff car dealer filed a pro se (i.e. not through an attorney) complaint seeking return of a car the defendant retained after promising to return it to the dealer …
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Corporate Officer Liability Under The Illinois Wage Payment And Collection Act
The Illinois’ Wage Payment and Collection Act, 820 ILCS 115/1 et seq. (the “Act”) provides some strong recourse to an employee who isn’t paid by his employer. Not only can a corporate employer be liable to the employee claimant, but so can individual corporate officers in some cases. See Act, ss. 2, 13. In addition, Act Section …
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Information-Technology Firm Not An ‘Information’ Provider Under Negligent Misrepresentation Economic Loss Exception (ND IL)
Publications International Limited v. Mindtree Limited, 2014 WL 3687316 (N.D.Ill. 2014) looks at whether a Web site developer is financially responsible for a customer’s multiple system crashes. The plaintiff on-line consumer products reviewer sued the defendant information-technology firm after the plaintiff’s site kept malfunctioning. The plaintiff sued for breach of the parties’ written consulting agreement …