The case is dated (2011) but interesting. The salient issues in Maremont v. Fredman, 2011 WL 6101949 (N.D.Ill. 2011), have enduring relevance in this culture of omnipresent electronic commerce and social media use. The case is also post-worthy for its discussion of state law privacy and publicity torts in a computerized factual setting. Plaintiff was director of marketing for the defendant …
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Illinois Consumer Fraud Act Applies To ‘Biz to Biz’ Insurance Dispute Says Fed. Court
In GoHealth, LLC v. Zoom Health, Inc., 2013 WL 6183024, the Northern District provides a detailed summary of the necessary Illinois pleading elements of some signature business torts in a diversity contract dispute involving the sale of insurance products. Plaintiff and defendants entered into a written agreement where plaintiff would sell insurance product leads to defendants for …
Jane Austen You Ain’t! Guidance Counselor Loses First Amendment Suit
In Craig v. Rich Township High School District 227, et al. (12.3.13), a tenured high school guidance counselor and basketball coach pled himself out of court in his Section 1983 action alleging retaliation for self-publishing a book on relationship advice. The coach claimed the defendant School District violated his First Amendment right to free expression by …
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