Z&S Corp. v. Fill & Fly, Inc., 2014 IL App (3d) 130253-U examines whether a commercial lessor, who serves a 30-day notice to terminate an oral month-to-month lease, waives the termination by accepting rents after the notice period expires. The case also addresses what factual elements a plaintiff must prove to prevail on a specific …
Category Archives: Real estate litigation
Building Owner’s Lawsuit Against Security Firm Rejected in Chicago Jeweler Building Damage Case
This post involves a storied building in Chicago’s Diamond District. St. Paul Mercury Insurance v. Aargus Security Systems, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 120784, examines the nature and scope of an independent contractor’s liability in a multi-million dollar property damage case. Facts: The Mallers Building (see 1993 article here) is a nearly century-old, 21-story building in downtown Chicago that primarily houses jeweler tenants. In the …
Illinois Lawyer’s Practice Management Software Qualifies for Trade Secret Protection
Geraci v. Amidon, 2013 IL App (2d) 120023-U, exhaustively analyzes Illinois trade secrets law in the context of a pitched battle between two competing law firms and their respective practice management software programs. The plaintiff, a bankruptcy attorney whose ubiquitous television presence is likely familiar to most Chicagoland viewers, sued a former employee and competing bankruptcy firm under the Illinois Trade …