Paul Porvaznik – Business Litigator
Case Notes and Summaries of Recent Cases (State and Federal Courts – Illinois Focus)
In 1801 W. Irving, LLC v. Splitt Architects, Ltd., 2013 IL App (1st) 121357-U (September 12, 2013) a plaintiff developer sued an architect for breach of an oral contract and for implied indemnity in connection with the construction of a condominium building. The trial court struck all counts of the developer’s amended complaint and the developer appealed. Held: Affirmed in …
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The misnomer and mistaken identity doctrines apply where a plaintiff sues a defendant too late. Misnomer occurs when the plaintiff has the wrong name of the right party (ex: I intend to sue Donald Trump but instead name “Ronald Trump” as Defendant). Mistaken identity is involved where the plaintiff has named the wrong party. (I …
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