Paul Porvaznik – Business Litigator
Case Notes and Summaries of Recent Cases (State and Federal Courts – Illinois Focus)
Perhaps known as much for his chiseled physique, burnished Instagram presence and garish office furnishings as his political acumen, former wunderkind congressman Aaron Schock resigned in 2015 after dual Federal probes unearthed wide-ranging campaign finance infractions. The twin Federal investigations – a Department of Justice (DOJ) subpoena followed by an FBI lighting raid on Schock’s Peoria IL office …
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The Illinois Northern District recently examined the contours of Illinois fiduciary duty, account stated, and joint venture breach claims in Flair Airlines v. Gregor, LLC, 2018 WL 4404649 (N.D.Ill. 2018)(slip copy). The plaintiff airline company hired the defendants to rebrand and create a technological infrastructure for the airline including a website and online reservation system. …
STOPS Enterprises, LLC v. United Medical Equipment Co., 2014 WL 2699723 (N.D. IL 2014), examines how the parties’ course of dealing defines an oral contract and analyzes the account stated remedy in a case involving unpaid invoices for medical transportation services. Under a series of oral agreements, plaintiff would pick up and give rides to the …
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