A key issue in Personal Audio, LLC v. CBS Corporation, 2014 WL 1202698 (E.D. Tex. 2014) was whether a LinkedIn page, printed off the ‘Net by a testifying witness, was admissible at a motion to transfer venue hearing as a “compilation” or “directory” under Federal Evidence Rule 803(17). A broadcast behemoth defendant (CBS) tried to transfer a …
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Agreed Settlement Order Not a Final Order Under Res Judicata Test – IL 1st Dist.
The Illinois First District recently provided a good synopsis of res judicata in Mass Realty, LLC v. Five Mile Capital, 2014 IL App (1st) 133871-U, a November 2014 unpublished opinion. The case involves two lawsuits – a 2010 mortgage foreclosure case (the “2010 Case”) and a 2013 breach of contract and unjust enrichment case (the …
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Does A Garden-Variety Employee Owe Fiduciary Duties to His Employer in IL?
I’m going to answer with a (soft) “yes.” Its a soft yes because the duty owed by a “regular”, non-officer employee is more limited than that owed by a corporate officer. There also aren’t many published Illinois cases that discuss an employee’s duties to his erstwhile employer. By contrast, cases are legion that detail the fiduciary duties owed by …
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